Cessna 182C N8605T

Summary

On 17 November 1996 at about 06:00 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N8605T, operated by Steven S. Killian, was involved in an accident near Anderson, South Carolina, 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

17 November 1996 at 06:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

34.4399, -82.6192

Aircraft

Cessna 182C

Registration

N8605T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Steven S. Killian

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA97LA024

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper preflight, resulting in the fuel cap(s) not being secured; and subsequent siphoning and loss of fuel, which resulted in loss of engine power, a forced landing, and subsequent collision with a ditch during the emergency landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he completed a walk-around inspection of the airplane after having it refueled. He did not check the fuel caps to ensure they were secured. He took off, climbed to 3,000 feet, and leveled off in cruise flight. He observed the fuel gauges were indicating empty. The engine sputtered and quit. The pilot made a forced landing to a road and the airplane collided with a ditch on landing roll-out. Examination revealed evidence that fuel had siphoned from the fuel tanks due to loose fuel cap(s).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.