# Incident 19821017061259I: Cessna 180, Modesto, CA, October 17, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253SK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017061259I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH THIS MODEL AIRPLANE AND EXHAUSTED HIS FUEL SUPPLY.

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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