# Incident 20030216002419I: Cessna 180G, Bellingham, WA, February 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2003, 07:15 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLINGHAM INTL (BLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4707U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4707U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030216002419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER EN ROUTE FROM KETCHIKAN, AK TO BELLINGHAM, WA. PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO BELLINGHAM IAP AFTER FLYING THROUGH A RAINSTORM WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD. AFTER INSPECTING A FUEL SAMPLE IT APPEARS WATER MAY HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THE TANK. IT WAS DETERMINED SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS ON BOARD TO CONDUCT HIS INTENDED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N4707U (3)

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

- [Accident 20050903022559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050903022559A), Sep 3, 2005: Cessna 180G (N4707U), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) I contacted [privacy data omitted] ^ (NTSB) and he said that he has been trying to contact the pilot and has not been able to talk to him. The pilot is…
- [Accident 19990619024049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619024049A), Jun 19, 1999: Cessna 180G (N4707U), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 19, 1999, approximately 1130 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180G, N4707U, was substantially damaged in a loss of control and ground loop during…
- [Accident 19810912058529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058529A), Sep 12, 1981: Cessna 180G (N4707U), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing with float plane in 4 inches of water. Aircraft flipped inverted.

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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