# Accident 19880716026769A: Cessna 180, Boulder, CO, July 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1988, 19:06 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0405° N, 105.3704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0405&lon=-105.3704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2815A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2815A-1993-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,017 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026769A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN88LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA160), Jul 17, 1988: Cessna 180 (N2815A), Boulder, CO, substantial damage

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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