# Accident 19990123045429A: Cessna 180J, Granbury, TX, January 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Granbury, TX
- Airport: Granbury Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 32.4592° N, 97.7100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4592&lon=-97.7100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52170, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990123045429A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT CLAIMS APPROXMATELY 3 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF FROM HER PRIVATE STRIP ENROUTE TO GRANBURY TX AIRPORT TO TAKE ON FUEL THE ENGINE STARTED TO, "MISS" AS SHE WAS OVER NASSUA BAY. THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO LOSE POWER, SHE STARTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TOWARDS NASSUA BAY (PRIVATE GRASS STRIP).  AS SHE CLEARED THE POWER LINES THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED ONTO THE GRASS STRIP.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED STRONG HEAD WINDS THUS LOOSING AIR SPEED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ (HUSBAND, AIRLINE PILOT) WAS A PASSENGER IN THE AIRCRAFT WROTE A STATEMENT CLAIMING THE SAME AS ABOVE.  PILOT CLAIMS SHE HAD 17 GAL. OF FUEL IN LEFT TANK, NONE IN RIGHT.  PILOT AND PASSENGER CLAIMED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEAKING FUEL AFTER IMPACT.  PILOT AND PASSENGER STATED THEY DRAINED FUEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  INSPECTOR NOTED NO SMELL OR SIGN OF FUEL AT THE POINT OF IMPACT OR WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO AFTER THE CRASH.  FAA INSPECTOR ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS AFTER INCIDENT.  WITNESSES AT SCENE ALSO STATED THEY SAW FUEL LEAKING FROM 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 FTW99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA070), Jan 23, 1999: Cessna 180J (N52170), Granbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason. A factor was the power lines crossing the final approach path.

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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