# Accident 19840504015909A: Cessna 180B, Galveston, TX, May 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1984, 14:51 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2799° N, 94.8299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2799&lon=-94.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5190E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5190E-1984-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 354 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504015909A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A STEEP LOW ALTITUDE TURN WHEN ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. WAS FLYING LOW OVER BAY FISH SPOTTING.

## 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 FTW84LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA219), May 4, 1984: Cessna 180B (N5190E), Galveston, TX, destroyed

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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