Aviation Accident Summary DEN88LA029

BOULDER, MT, USA

Aircraft #1

N2283T

CESSNA 182RG

Analysis

WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLT AT 6000 FT MSL, THE ENG LOST POWER. EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED 23 GALLONS WHILE THE RIGHT WAS EMPTY. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE EMPTY TANK. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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