Cessna 182 N6428A

Summary

On 25 July 2007 at about 19:20 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N6428A, operated by Sky Dive Extreme Divers, was involved in an accident near Arecibo, United States. 5 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

25 July 2007 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Arecibo, United States

Nearest airport

Antonio Juarbe (ABO)

Coordinates

18.4506, -66.6719

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N6428A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sky Dive Extreme Divers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arecibo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07LA069

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power during climb, and an off-airport forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was climbing the airplane with four skydivers aboard when the engine lost power. The pilot told the skydivers to jump when he could not restart the engine, and they all jumped successfully without injury. The pilot made a forced landing short of the departure runway, and the airplane collided with small trees, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. Examination of the airplane disclosed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical problems. The two fuel tanks were not damaged in the accident, and a total of 1.5 gallons was drained from both tanks. The airplane's operation manual indicates that the amount of unusable fuel is 2.5 gallons per tank, or a total of 5 gallons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.