# Accident 20050608012669A: Piper PA18A150, Cedar Ridge, GA, June 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2005, 15:04 local time
- Place: Cedar Ridge, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2331° N, 84.2806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2331&lon=-84.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8680D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8680D-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,725 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050608012669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/08/05, A PIPER SUPER CUB N8680D, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA^ HAD TAKEN OFF FROM CEDAR RIDGE AIRPORT, A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRIFFIN, GA. DURING THE CLIMB OUT, AT AROUND 200 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY, LOCATED A SMALL OPENING IN THE TREES. THE AREA WAS NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO FLY THROUGH AND UPON DESCENT, THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED SOME TREES THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT AT AROUND 200 FEET AGL, HE MOVED HIS LEFT HAND FROM THE THROTTLE TOWARDS THE ELEVATOR TRIM AT WHICH POINT HIS LEFT HAND MAY HAVE "HIT THE FUEL SELECTOR." SEVERAL SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE QUIT. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRIMARY FUEL TANK (LEFT) HAD LESS THAN 2 QUARTS OF FUEL REMAINING. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE LEFT POSITION WHICH IS THE PROCEDURE USED FOR TAKE-OFF AND LANDING. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, PLACED ON A STAND AND SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A TEST RUN.

## 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 ATL05CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA096), Jun 8, 2005: Piper PA-18A-150 (N8680D), Griffin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation which failed to verify the fuel amount.

## Other reports on N8680D (2)

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

- [Accident 20020603023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020603023509A), Jun 3, 2002: Piper PA18A150 (N8680D), Thomaston, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) See pic's statement attached. In my telephone interview with the PIC, he stated he had only flown 2 hours in the last 90 days, which may have factored…
- [Incident 19861129072661I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861129072661I), Nov 29, 1986: Piper PA18A150 (N8680D), Athens, GA, Minor damage. Taxiing aircraft struck aircraft N9391D after lead aircraft stopped unexpectedly. Flight of two aircraft.

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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