Cessna 182A N6171B

Summary

On 12 October 2011 at about 23:48 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N6171B, operated by Skydive Airtight, was involved in an accident near Skiatook, Oklahoma, 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

12 October 2011 at 23:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Skiatook, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Skiatook Municipal Airport (2F6)

Coordinates

36.3697, -96.0072

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N6171B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Skydive Airtight

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Skiatook → Skiatook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA016

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel management.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was descending to land after his final flight of the day. The airplane was about 1,500 to 1,700 feet above ground level and about 1.25 miles from the airport when the engine lost total power. The pilot made an emergency landing to an open field, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that the fuel gauges were unreliable, that he had incorrectly estimated the fuel quantity remaining, and that the loss of engine power was due to him running out of fuel. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed 1 to 2 gallons of fuel remaining in each fuel tank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.