# Accident 19960722019179A: Cessna 180, Memphis, TN, July 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1996
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3122C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3122C-2020-05-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960722019179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PARKING LOT.

## 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 ATL96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA112), Jul 22, 1996: Cessna 180 (N3122C), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate annual inspection that resulted in the in-flight loss of the fuel system strainer and subsequent fuel starvation. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N3122C (1)

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

- [Accident 19791104034689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104034689A), Nov 4, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3122C), Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced master cylinder brake failure during taxi in gusty wind. Aircraft ground looped.

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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