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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Wolcott, NY · September 9, 2010

Date
September 9, 2010 · 12:55 local
Place
Wolcott, NY
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N180LE
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA472
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was on a VFR flight plan from azo to roc with an intended fuel stop at sodus bay, new york. The aircraft engines stopped, due to the lack of fuel. The aircraft came to rest in a corn field near Wolcott, new york. The aircraft received substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM AZO TO ROC WITH AN INTENDED FUEL STOP AT SODUS BAY, NEW YORK. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES STOPPED, DUE TO THE LACK OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD NEAR WOLCOTT, NEW YORK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.