19880716026769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Boulder, CO · July 16, 1988

Date
July 16, 1988 · 19:06 local
Place
Boulder, CO
Airport
Boulder Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2815A
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA160
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470J
People aboard
301
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,017 total4,500 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Allowed fuel tank to run dry. Unable a restart on other tank with fuel. Hit a ditch on final short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED FUEL TANK TO RUN DRY. UNABLE A RESTART ON OTHER TANK WITH FUEL. HIT A DITCH ON FINAL SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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