Cessna 182A N403RA

Summary

On 5 May 2007 at about 15:05 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N403RA was involved in an accident near Marstons Mill, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 May 2007 at 15:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Marstons Mill, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Cape Code Airport (2B1)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N403RA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marstons Mill → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA07LA092

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation resulting in an in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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

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The pilot checked the fuel quantity with a wooden stick and estimated 21 gallons of fuel was onboard for the parachute flight. The takeoff and climb to 10,000 feet msl, and release of the jumpers, was normal. On the return to the airport, while on the turn to base leg, the engine lost power. During the forced landing, the airplane collided with a tree and a house. Post accident examination of the airplane showed about 3 gallons of aviation fuel was recovered from the wreckage. The airplane's Type Certificate Data Sheet has an annotation of 10 gallons of the total fuel is unusable. Examination of the engine assembly, engine accessories, and airframe fuel system showed no evidence of precrash mechanical failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.