# Accident 20070713013359A: Cessna 180A, Redding, CA, July 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2007, 12:45 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5747° N, 122.4081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5747&lon=-122.4081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5248D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5248D-2007-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070713013359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST POWER AND HAD TO LAND IN A FIELD ABOUT 3 MILES SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION, BENTON FIELD IN REDDING, CA.

## 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 LAX07LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA216), Jul 13, 2007: Cessna 180A (N5248D), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision concerning fuel system management and his failure to refuel while en route.

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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