Cessna 182C N8588T

Summary

On 27 February 1982 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N8588T, operated by Jack Riley, was involved in an accident near Eloy, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 February 1982 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Eloy, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182C

Registration

N8588T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jack Riley

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hawthorne → Tuscon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX82FUJ29

1 person had minor injuries.

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 AIRCRAFT CRASHED NEAR THE END OF A RUNWAY ON A DARK NIGHT. THE PILOT STATED TO THE POLICE THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. THE POLICE FOUND WEAPONS, DRUGS, AND LIQUOR IN THE PILOT'S POSSESSION. AN ESTIMATED 3 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN EACH TANK. ACCORDING TO THE TYPE CERTIFICATE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT, EACH REQUIRES OVER 5 GALLONS OF FUEL FOR SAFE OPERATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.