Cessna 182H N6320B

Summary

On 5 May 2008 at about 04:00 local time, a Cessna 182H registered N6320B, operated by Daniel Fisher, was involved in an accident near Prescott, 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

5 May 2008 at 04:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

34.7167, -112.5833

Aircraft

Cessna 182H

Registration

N6320B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Daniel Fisher

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minden → Prescott

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

LAX08LA127

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power from fuel starvation due to the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system and failure to select a tank containing fuel.

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

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The pilot was on a nighttime cross-country flight from northern Nevada to Arizona. After 4 hours 10 minutes of flight, the engine lost power, and despite multiple efforts, would not restart. The pilot verified that the magneto switch and fuel selector were set to the "both" position and he applied full rich mixture. The pilot initiated a forced landing to an unlit area adjacent to his position and impacted terrain in a nose low attitude resulting in structural damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot added that prior to departure, he had topped off both wing fuel tanks and had about 5 to 7 gallons in a reserve fuel tank. During recovery of the airplane, 15 gallons of fuel were drained from the right wing fuel tank and no fuel was found in the left wing fuel tank. The fuel system was found to be intact. After recovery of the airplane, the left wing fuel tank was fueled using 6 of the 15 gallons that were removed initially from the right tank. The engine was started and ran for 10 minutes through a wide range of power settings with the fuel selector valve positioned on the right and both settings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.