# Accident 20091002019919A: Cessna 180, Prineville, OR, October 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Prineville, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3531° N, 119.8792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3531&lon=-119.8792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1621C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1621C-2011-09-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 824 total, 274 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091002019919A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED ROBERTS FIELD, OREGON (RDM) ON OCTOBER 1, 2009 FOR AN OVERNIGHT TRIP TO PISTOL CREEK AIRSTRIP, IDAHO.  THE PIC ELECTED NOT TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT DURING ANY PART OF THE TRIP.  DURING THE RETURN LEG TO RDM, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS OVER THE RUGGED OCHOCO NATIONAL FOREST.  THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUSLY INJURED ONE OF THE PASSENGERS.

## 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 WPR10LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA001), Oct 2, 2009: Cessna 180 (N1621C), Mitchell, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s lack of understanding of the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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