# Accident 19940330007259A: Cessna 180, Austin, TX, March 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1994, 15:54 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1945° N, 97.6699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1945&lon=-97.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4646B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4646B) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940330007259A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL.STRUCK A POWER LINE AND IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. ENGINE RAN NORMAL. LOW FUEL MAY HAVE UNPORTED

## 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 FTW94LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA112), Mar 30, 1994: Cessna 180 (N4646B), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS WERE THE WIRE STRIKE AND LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N4646B (1)

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

- [Incident 20200619005889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200619005889I), Jun 19, 2020: Cessna 180 (N4646B), El Reno, OK, Minor damage. N4646B'S propeller struck the payment during landing at El Reno Regional Airport (krqo).

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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