Cessna 182D N9169X

Summary

On 9 June 1999 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 182D registered N9169X was involved in an accident near Zurich, Kansas, United States. 2 people were 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

9 June 1999 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Zurich, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

39.2301, -99.2993

Aircraft

Cessna 182D

Registration

N9169X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rapid City → Wichita

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA180

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. A factor was fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During cruise flight the engine lost power. The pilot conducted a forced landing to a field where the airplane nosed over. The pilot said that he thought he had experienced carburetor ice; however, subsequent to the accident no fuel was found in the tanks and there was no fuel leak on the ground at the accident site nor were there any stains on the airframe indicating a leak. The fuel caps were in place and were of the non-siphoning type.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.