Cessna 182 N5820B

Summary

On 20 July 1997 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5820B was involved in an accident near Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 July 1997 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

44.9509, -91.1494

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N5820B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI97LA215

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's misjudgment of the fuel supply, and subsequent fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he departed for a parachute jump flight with about 25 gallons of fuel aboard the airplane. He said the flight lasted for 30 minutes. When the airplane was on the final approach to the runway, a loss of engine power occurred. The pilot made a forced landing in a corp field adjacent to the airport, and the airplane was damaged. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any mechanical anomaly. No fuel was found remaining in the tanks. The flight (owner's) manual indicated usable and unusable fuel for various flight conditions including level flight. The power loss occurred in an approach configuration.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.