# Accident 20150705009509A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Cincinnati, OH, July 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2015, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0319° N, 84.2725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0319&lon=-84.2725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N354BM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-200 (registry code 2210411, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6 (registry code 41822, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,012 total, 557 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150705009509A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM I69 ENROUTE TO LUK.  AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 1,800 FEET, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, AND EVENTUALLY QUIT.  THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UP AN EMBANKMENT, SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES, AND IMPACTED TWO TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT NO INJURY OCCURRED TO THE PILOT OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN15LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA303), Jul 5, 2015: Aviat A-1C-180 (N354BM), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, 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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