# Accident 19800707025189A: Cessna 180K, Dulac, LA, July 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1980, 16:55 local time
- Place: Dulac, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4008° N, 90.6932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dulac, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4008&lon=-90.6932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66618, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707025189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 FTW80DRD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD46), Jul 7, 1980: Cessna 180 (N66618), Dulac, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66618 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920721027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920721027399A), Jul 21, 1992: Cessna 180K (N66618), Curlew Island, LA, Substantial damage. Became ill while circling offshore oil drilling rig on photo flight. Landed in soft sand on beach. Nosed over.

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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