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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Rangeley, ME · September 7, 1975

Date
September 7, 1975
Place
Rangeley, ME
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1539C
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC76FNC16
Reported as
Cessna 180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
486 total143 in this make and model114 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Float eqpd. Plt thought fuel sel faulty. Ckd in all psns no rstrns to carb inlet. Plt sel both fm l.

As the FAA filed it

FLOAT EQPD.PLT THOUGHT FUEL SEL FAULTY.CKD IN ALL PSNS NO RSTRNS TO CARB INLET.PLT SEL BOTH FM L.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.