Cessna A185F N989DM

Summary

On 30 July 2009 at about 02:38 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N989DM was involved in an accident near River Falls, Wisconsin, 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

30 July 2009 at 02:38

Classification

Accident

Location

River Falls, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

South St Paul Municipal Arpt (SGS)

Coordinates

44.8439, -92.7558

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N989DM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oshkosh → South St Paul

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN09CA477

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not checking the security of the fuel caps prior to flight leading to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent non-mechanical loss of engine power during descent.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had the airplane fueled and then departed on a cross country flight. The airplane lost engine power during descent. The airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted high vegetation during the forced landing. The pilot stated that he did not check the fuel tank caps before the flight. The fuel tanks did not contain fuel and fuel caps were not in-place on-scene. The airplane's preflight inspection checklist indicate that both fuel tank caps are to be checked for security.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.