Cessna 182A accident near Bowling Green, Missouri, March 11, 1995
On March 11, 1995 at about 11:15 pm local time, a Cessna 182A, registered N5015D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bowling Green, Missouri. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot misjudged the fuel supply.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 11, 1995 · about 11:15 pm local time
- Place
- Bowling Green, Missouri · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A · all 182As on the register
- Registration
- N5015D · registry record · serial 51115
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING FOR A LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH PERSONNEL WHO MOVED THE AIRPLANE CLAIMED THAT 15 OR 16 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE REMOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE, ONLY ABOUT SIX GALLONS COULD BE LOCATED. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL INDICATES THAT AS MUCH AS 10 GALLONS OF UNUSABLE FUEL MIGHT BE EXPECTED IN OTHER THAN LEVEL FLIGHT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 949 hours in all; 242 in this make and model; 1 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 800 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,055 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 23, 1995; 2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: H19
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:50 pm from UIN, 35 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N5015D the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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