# Accident 20100909046149A: Cessna 180, Wolcott, NY, September 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2010, 12:55 local time
- Place: Wolcott, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2411° N, 76.9239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2411&lon=-76.9239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180LE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180LE) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA472) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100909046149A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10CA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA472), Sep 9, 2010: Cessna 180 (N180LE), Huron, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, which resulted in a total 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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