# Accident 19910622023369A: Cessna 180G, Challis, ID, June 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1991, 09:45 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6493° N, 114.1510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6493&lon=-114.1510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4700U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4700U-1991-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 201 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622023369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGHENED AND POPPED ON LEVELING OFF. TURNED BACK BUT CRASH LANDED. CYLINDER ROCKER ARM BOSS FAILED.

## 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 SEA91LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA139), Jun 22, 1991: Cessna 180G (N4700U), Challis, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A POWER LOSS DUE TO A FRACTURED CYLINDER BOSS AND A BENT ENGINE PUSHROD.

## Other reports on N4700U (1)

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

- [Accident 19730622016079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730622016079A), Jun 22, 1973: Cessna 180G (N4700U), Boise, ID, 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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