Cessna 182K N2575Q

Summary

On 3 June 1982 at about 11:45 local time, a Cessna 182K registered N2575Q, operated by Richard J. Young, was involved in an accident near Arecibo. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 June 1982 at 11:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Arecibo

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182K

Registration

N2575Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard J. Young

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Juan → Aguadilla

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA82DA131

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD 8 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD BEFORE TAKEOFF. AT 0700, HE DEPARTED ON A FLIGHT FROM SAN JUAN TO AGUADILLA, PR WITH AN INTERMEDIATE STOP AT ARECIBO, PR FOR REFUELING. AT ABOUT 0725, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, ABOUT 3 MILES FROM ARECIBO. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A DIRT ROAD; HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES. NORMAL FUEL CONSUMPTION AT 65% WAS ABOUT 12 GALLONS PER HOUR. AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT MUST BE ADDED FOR TAXI, TAKEOFF, AND CLIMB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.