# Accident 19960920029159A: Cessna 180K, Derry, NH, September 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Derry, NH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8876° N, 71.2820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Derry, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8876&lon=-71.2820&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2738K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960920029159A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT.LANDED INTO TREES. SAT OUT THREE WEEKS. WATER IN FUEL. SUMPED TANKS BUT WATER NOT AT OUTLET.

## 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 NYC96LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA187), Sep 20, 1996: Cessna 180K (N2738K), Derry, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect water contaminated fuel, and resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's operation of…

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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