# Accident 19950422011389A: Cessna 180, Los Banos, CA, April 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1995, 17:58 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Airport: Los Banos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0702° N, 120.8392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0702&lon=-120.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4928A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 950 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950422011389A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL. SHEARED OFF LANDING GEAR ON BRICK WALL SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO USEABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 LAX95LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA170), Apr 23, 1995: Cessna 180 (N4928A), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation.

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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