Cessna 182B N2754G

Summary

On 22 October 1995 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 182B registered N2754G was involved in an accident near Lebanon, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 October 1995 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lebanon, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Skydive Lebanon (ME64)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182B

Registration

N2754G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC96LA017

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper use of the mixture control which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.

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

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The recently employed pilot-in-command (PIC) had been given a 1-hour orientation flight by another pilot the morning of the accident. The airplane used was equipped with only one seat, and the PIC flew the airplane while the pilot who gave the orientation sat on the floor. The pilots then switched airplanes, and the PIC of the accident flight sat on the floor and observed the other pilot conduct a parachute-drop flight. That afternoon, the PIC flew his first flight for the operator, departing with three skydivers and a jumpmaster. After the skydivers exited the airplane at 3,500 feet, the PIC reduced the power and started a descent. The pilot flew a wide pattern during the descent, and when he applied power, the engine did not respond. Unable to make the airport, the pilot stalled the airplane into the trees. The PIC stated to the other pilot that he failed to check if the mixture had been pulled out. Examination of the cockpit controls revealed the mixture control was at idle cutoff position. Both fuel tanks were half full. A test run of the engine was satisfactory.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.