Cessna 182H N1903X

Summary

On 14 March 2007 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna 182H registered N1903X, operated by Jeffrey S. Agard, was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, 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

14 March 2007 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.7114, -112.1003

Aircraft

Cessna 182H

Registration

N1903X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jeffrey S. Agard

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sedona → Casa Grande

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

SEA07CA076

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. A factor was the sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

En route and approximately 60 nautical miles from the destination airport at 5,000 feet mean sea level, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power; attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. After making a successful landing on a street the airplane's right wing impacted a street sign, which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot stated, "If I had checked the fuel [prior to departure] I would have found that there was not enough fuel to complete the flight. The engine quit because there was no gas in the tanks."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.