Accident · 1999-09-09

NTSB case ATL99LA128 · Cessna 182P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-09-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 182P (N78092)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: AVIATION SPECIALISTS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AVIATION SPECIALISTS

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to secure the fuel cap which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. A factor was the collision with a fence post.

Source: NTSB case ATL99LA128

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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