Cessna 182 N8787X

Summary

On 23 July 1996 at about 18:40 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N8787X was involved in an accident near Weed, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 1996 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Weed, California, United States

Coordinates

41.5103, -122.3603

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N8787X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eatonville → Red Bluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA288

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper fuel management. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed on a 3-hour personal cross-country flight. He had been airborne for 2.5 hours when he experience a loss of engine power. He enriched the mixture and applied carburetor heat. He declared an emergency and was given an airport 10 miles ahead of him. Subsequently, he determined that he could not make the airport and he looked for a place to land. During a routine scan of the controls, he switched the fuel selector from the right tank to the both position. The usable fuel per tank in this airplane is 27.5 gallons. There was 17 gallons found in the left fuel tank and .5 in the right tank. The carburetor bowl and the fuel gascolator were found to be dry.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.