# Accident 20010403009839A: Cessna 180C, Oro Valley, AZ, April 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2001, 10:00 local time
- Place: Oro Valley, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 32.5000° N, 110.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5000&lon=-110.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21394, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21394-2004-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010403009839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SEE PILOT NARRATIVE (ATTACHED) ENGINE RUNUP ON 5-21-01 RAN OK. I REVIEWED THE LOGBOOKS AND FOUND AN ANNUAL INSP. WAS DONE ON 6-23-00 BOTH AIRFRAME AND ENGINE. TALKED TO PILOT, HE HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR CAUSE OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX01LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA138), Apr 3, 2001: Cessna 180 (N21394), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain and maintain a sufficient airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush.

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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