# Accident 19980710046629A: Cessna 180, Wadsworth, OH, July 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Wadsworth Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0193° N, 81.7308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0193&lon=-81.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980710046629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OF N180DR, CESSNA 180, CALLED THIS INSPECTOR 30 MINUTES AFTER ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SAID THAT SEVERAL MILES EAST OF 3G3 AIRPORT ENGINE QUIT, HE SAID THAT HE HAD RUN THE LEFT TANK DRY AND STILL HAD 15 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK.  HE WAS NOT ABLE TO EXECUTE A LANDING ON THE RUNWAY AT 3G3.  HE OVERSHOT AND ENDED UP IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.  HE STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO SWITCH TANKS AND WANTED TO BE HONEST UP FRONT.  HE ALSO MADE THIS SAME STATEMENT TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND SIGNED THE REPORT FOR THEM.  TWO DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT SENT THE CLE FSDO A FAX STATING THAT HE HAS NO IDEA WHY THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 7 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE DRAINED 10 GALLONS OUT OF EACH WING ON THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC98LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA142), Jul 10, 1998: Cessna 180 (N180DR), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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