# Accident 19750907029429A: Cessna 180, Rangeley, ME, September 7, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1975
- Place: Rangeley, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 44.9659° N, 70.6521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rangeley, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9659&lon=-70.6521&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1539C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1539C-1977-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 143 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907029429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC76FNC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC16), Sep 7, 1975: Cessna 180 (N1539C), Rangeley, ME, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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