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Cessna R182RG N8798Z

16 August 1985 · Hilo, Hawaii, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 August 1985 at about 15:10 local time, a Cessna R182RG registered N8798Z, operated by Staywood Air, was involved in an accident near Hilo, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Hilo, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
19.6902, -155.0809
Aircraft
Cessna R182RG
Registration
N8798Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Staywood Air
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Ferry
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Montery → Hilo
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
LAX85LA356

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ON AUGUST 16, 1985, A CESSNA 182 DITCHED AT SEA FOLLOWING FUEL STARVATION ABOUT 200 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAWAII WHILE ON A FERRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD 23 HOURS OF FUEL ONBOARD FOR THE 16 HOUR FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS AND WAS OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE QUITTING. THE PILOT STATED AFTERWARDS THAT THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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