# Incident 20131009019279I: Cessna 180, Yacolt, WA, October 9, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2013, 14:45 local time
- Place: Yacolt, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8652° N, 122.4063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yacolt, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8652&lon=-122.4063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2826A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2826A) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131009019279I

## Narrative

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

PIC FAILED TO PERFORM A PROPER PREFLIGHT OF HIS CE-180 AND ENDED UP DOING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A PRIVATE FIELD DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT NOR WERE THERE PERSONAL INJURIES.

## Other reports on N2826A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750727025849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750727025849A), Jul 27, 1975: Cessna 180 (N2826A), Montrose, CO, Substantial damage. Plt applied throttle sharply.

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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