# Incident 20040127004229I: Cessna 180, Blythe, CA, January 27, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2473C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2473C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040127004229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED WHILE FLYING AT CRUISE ALTITUDE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ERRATICALLY. HE FELT IT NECESSARY, IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. PILOT LANDED IN THE DESERT CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE PROPS. MECHANIC FOUND RIGHT MAGNETO "P" LEAD SHIELDING WAS RUBBING ON THE PRIMARY LEAD CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. CRANKSHAFT RUNOUT WAS PERFORMED, PROPS WERE REPLACED AND MAGNETO LEADS REPAIRED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N2473C (1)

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

- [Accident 19830417019709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417019709A), Apr 17, 1983: Cessna 180 (N2473C), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during practice takeoffs and landings. Wing tip hit runway and aircraft ground looped

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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