Cessna 182D N8847X

Summary

On 20 April 1988 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 182D registered N8847X, operated by Craigin, Robert K., was involved in an accident near Coolidge, Arizona, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 April 1988 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Coolidge, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Coolidge (P08)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182D

Registration

N8847X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Craigin, Robert K.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tucson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88LA167

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

AT THE END OF A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A SOFT FIELD WHERE DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT HAD SELECTED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK FOR LANDING, WHICH, HE STATED, WAS READING IN THE RED. 15 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.