# Accident 20080330014099A: Cessna 180K, Redding, CA, March 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2008, 14:15 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5711° N, 122.4044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5711&lon=-122.4044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95ME-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 719 total, 110 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080330014099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 3/30/2008, THE FAA OPERATIONS CENTER REPORTED ACCIDENT NEAR BENTON FIELD (O85) IN REDDING, CALIFORNIA, INVOLVING A CESSNA 180K, N95ME. ACCORDING TO NTSB INVESTIGATORS AND AN EYEWITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN ON DOWNWIND READY TO BASE FOR RUNWAY 33 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE WITNESS REPORTED THE PILOT TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION WHILE PERFORMING HIS PRE-LANDING CHECKS. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

## 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 LAX08LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA089), Mar 30, 2008: Cessna 180K (N95ME), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector.

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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