# Incident 19911028054469I: Cessna 180, Gauley Bridge, WV, October 28, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1991, 10:15 local time
- Place: Gauley Bridge, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1668° N, 81.2096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gauley Bridge, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1668&lon=-81.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4750B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4750B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 125 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911028054469I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. DECLARED EMERGENCY. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. CRANKCASE HAD HOLE NEAR NR5 CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N4750B (1)

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

- [Accident 20220210003609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220210003609A), Feb 10, 2022: Cessna 180 (N4750B), Carrizozo, NM, Substantial damage. On 02/10/2022 @ 1430 MST, a Cessna 180, N4750B, [privacy data omitted], departed the runway after landing at Carrizozo, NM (F37). During the landing roll-out…

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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