# Accident 19940727019529A: Cessna 180H, Elko, NV, July 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1994, 14:42 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Municipal - J C Harris Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8295° N, 115.7731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8295&lon=-115.7731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180BK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180BK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 359 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940727019529A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER TURNING FINAL FOR LANDING. STRUCK TREE SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 LAX94LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA300), Jul 27, 1994: Cessna 180H (N180BK), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power from fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper preflight and fuel consumption calculations while operating with known equipment malfunctions.

## Other reports on N180BK (1)

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

- [Accident 19860420012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420012889A), Apr 20, 1986: Cessna 180H (N180BK), Roosevelt, UT, Substantial damage. Landed long. Began a belated go around. Struck a parked aircraft at end of runway on liftoff lost control crashed.

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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