Cessna 182A N6384B

Summary

On 7 September 2003 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N6384B was involved in an accident near Pine Haven, Wyoming, 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

7 September 2003 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pine Haven, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Keyhole (PVT)

Coordinates

44.3517, -104.8083

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N6384B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pine Haven → Pine Haven

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN03LA150

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The lack of suitable terrain is a contributing factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he completed an air drop of skydivers and was returning to land. During the final approach, he added power to maintain altitude and obstacle clearance, and the engine "quit without sputter[ing]." He made a forced landing in a sagebrush covered field. The airplane struck the ground, slid down a gully, and struck a tree. The impact separated the airplane's nose landing gear, displaced the engine and engine mount, and buckled the aft fuselage and firewall. The pilot stated that after pulling the airplane from the gully, he visually checked the fuel and identified that there were 10 gallons of fuel in each wing-tank. At the time of the accident, the temperature was 31 degrees C., and the dew point was 7 degrees C.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.