Cessna 182A N3955D

Summary

On 10 July 2004 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N3955D was involved in an accident near Walterboro, South Carolina, 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

10 July 2004 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Walterboro, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Low Country Regional (RBW)

Coordinates

32.7500, -80.6667

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N3955D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waltersboro → Waltersboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04CA151

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after skydivers exited the aircraft, he began a descent from 10,500 feet msl in the direction of the airport. He stated that upon reaching 2000 feet msl, he enriched the mixture, and the engine lost power. He stated he elected to land on a nearby road. The airplane collided with a pick-up truck and departed the road to the right. During the examination of the airplane, there was no fuel leak or fuel odor observed at the scene or on the airframe. There was no fuel present in the left fuel tank and trace amount of fuel recovered in the right fuel tank. During the post-accident examination of the airplane, the fuel tank was refueled and a functional engine run was accomplished. There were no mechanical anomalies noted during the examination of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.