Cessna 182E N3506Y

Summary

On 21 November 1990 at about 07:00 local time, a Cessna 182E registered N3506Y, operated by Hoots, Mayme L., was involved in an accident near Blairsville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 November 1990 at 07:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Blairsville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Blairsville (46A)

Coordinates

34.8701, -83.9499

Aircraft

Cessna 182E

Registration

N3506Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hoots, Mayme L.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pontiac → Athens

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL91FA018

1 person died.

FUEL EXHAUSTION RESULTING IN ENGINE STOPPAGE, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN FUEL EARLIER IN THE FLIGHT.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

ABOUT FOUR HOURS INTO THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS 'CUTTING OUT A BIT' AND THAT THE FUEL QUANTITY ON THE LEFT TANK WAS LOW. WHILE BEING VECTORED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. LESS THAN ONE QUART OF FUEL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE AIRPLANE, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE OR TANK RUPTURE. THE PILOT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL FUEL PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING THE ENGINE PROBLEM. A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION AND ENGINE RUN REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.