# Accident 20040328004739A: Cessna 180, Aberdeen, SD, March 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2004, 14:40 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4492° N, 98.4219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4492&lon=-98.4219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2916C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2916C-2022-05-07) (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 O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040328004739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 28, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:40 PM CDT, A CESSNA M/N CE-180-180, N2916C, OPERATED BY ATP PILOT PETER H. LAMKIN, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION OF THE MAIN FUEL TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT OVER-RAN THE EMERGENCY LANDING FIELD, STRUCK A ROAD AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND FLIPPED, ENDING UP ON ITS TOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE TO ABERDEEN, SD (ABR) FROM BROOMFIELD, CO (BJC), ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. TWO PEOPLE WERE ON-BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI04CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA091), Mar 28, 2004: Cessna C-180 (N2916C), Aberdeen, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management due to his delay in transferring auxiliary fuel which resulted in exhaustion of fuel from the main fuel tanks. The excessive fuel flow for undetermined reasons,…

## Other reports on N2916C (1)

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

- [Incident 20170904021649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170904021649I), Sep 4, 2017: Cessna 180 (N2916C), Pottsboro, TX, No damage. On 9/4/2017 1200 p.m. local time, the pilot and mechanic of N2916C proceeded to preflight the aircraft since it has been extensively restored. Both pilot and…

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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