Cessna 182E N901JM
2 July 1994 · Garden City, Kansas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1994 at about 03:40 local time, a Cessna 182E registered N901JM was involved in an accident near Garden City, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garden City, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9708, -100.8594
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182E
- Registration
- N901JM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lawrence → Lamar
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA220
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
fuel exhaustion for reason or reasons undetermined. A factor was the rough/uneven terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AT 1950 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF LAMAR, COLORADO. EN ROUTE HE ELECTED TO LAND AT GARDEN CITY, KANSAS, TO REFUEL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GARDEN CITY, THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 2235, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN A CROP FIELD, WHERE ON LANDING THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1994 | Cessna 182RG | Concord, North Carolina, United States | Phillips, E. Rolland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1994 | Cessna 182B | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Charlton, Albert J. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1994 | Cessna 182Q | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Stanley A. Lawless | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1994 | Cessna 182P | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Professional Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1994 | Cessna 182J | Athens, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1994 | Cessna 182 | Creel, Mexico | I. Mark Hoffing | Fatal | 1 |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1994 | Robert O Ely STARDUSTER-II SA300 | Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-25-235 | Tribune, Kansas, United States | Arlie L. Aeschliman | No injuries | - |
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| 1 Aug 1994 | Beechcraft 33 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-38-112 | Inman, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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