NTSB SEA82FYM21 — 1982-07-17 · HOOD RIVER, Oregon, United States

Current FAA registration · N756XW

Make / Model: CESSNA R182
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 3 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790706
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AA3275

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N756XW Cessna TU206G None

Factual narrative

THE ENG FAILED AS THE PLT SWITCHED FROM THE LEFT TO RIGHT TANK WHILE TURNING BASE. HE TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP BUT THE ENG DID NOT START. HE SWITCHED BACK TO THE LEFT TANK & TURNED ON THE HIGH BOOST. THE ENG FAILED TO START & THE ACFT CRASHED INTO AN APPLE ORCHARD. THE PASSENGER (ALSO A PLT) STATED THAT THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENG WITH FULL THROTTLE, FULL MIXTURE & BOOST PUMP ON. IN THIS MODEL ACFT, IF THE ENG-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP IS FUNCTIONING & THE AUX PUMP SWITCH IS PLACED IN THE ON POSITION, AN EXCESSIVELY RICH FUEL/AIR RATIO IS PRODUCED UNLESS THE MIXTURE IS LEANED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_SEA82FYM21.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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