# Accident 19810909058079A: Cessna 180, El Cajon, CA, September 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1981, 12:40 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4528B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4528B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,862 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909058079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, TRIED RESTART BY CHANGING TANKS. HAD SELECTOR OFF DETENTE. ONE TANK EMPTY, OTHER HAD 5 GALLON 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 LAX81FUM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM19), Sep 9, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4528B), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4528B (1)

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

- [Accident 19751111036709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751111036709A), Nov 11, 1975: Cessna 180E (N4528B), Searchlight, NV, Substantial damage. Acft engaged in flying illegal marijuana from Mexico to usa. Gusting to 20K.inj index presumed.

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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