Cessna 182 N5479B

Summary

On 17 July 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5479B was involved in an accident near Forsyth, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 July 1983 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Forsyth, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Tillitt (153)

Coordinates

46.2595, -106.6702

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N5479B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roundup → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83LA181

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 FLT ORIGINATED AT CAMBRIDGE, ID WITH A PLANNED REFUELING STOP AT BILLINGS, MT. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT WAS 'TOPPED OFF' AT CAMBRIDGE BEFORE TAKEOFF. EN ROUTE, SOUTHERLY WINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED WHICH DRIFTED THE ACFT NORTH, SO A REFUELING STOP WAS MADE AT ROUNDUP, MT. NO FUEL WAS AVAILABLE & THE PLT ESTIMATED 15 GAL WAS REMAINING, S0 HE ELECTED TO FLY 81 MI TO FORSYTH, MT. DURING ARRIVAL AT FORSYTH, THE ENG LOST POWER. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ACFT WENT THRU A FENCE, THEN HIT ANOTHER FENCE & 2 TREES. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE DRAINED 5 GAL OF FUEL FROM THE ACFT (WHICH WAS LEAKING FUEL). THE ACFT HELD 3.5 GAL OF UNUSABLE FUEL. LATER, THE ENG WAS STARTED & RUN TO 1500 RPM, BUT NO HIGHER DUE TO A BENT BLADE. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED NO PREIMPACT DISCREPANCIES. THE TEMP WAS 88 DEG, BUT THE DEW POINT WAS UNKNOWN. APRX 9 GAL OF FUEL WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO FLY TO FORSYTH FROM ROUNDUP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.