19791216037609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Chandler, AZ · December 16, 1979

Date
December 16, 1979 · 12:30 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Airport
Memorial
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUJ20
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Reported engine
Continental O470S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,989 total159 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported engine quit in pattern. Landed crossways on rwy. Ran off rwy into desert. No engine defects noted.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. LANDED CROSSWAYS ON RWY. RAN OFF RWY INTO DESERT. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED.

NTSB investigation

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