# Incident 20180404012199I: Cessna 180J, Boring, OR, April 4, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Boring, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4313° N, 122.3725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boring, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4313&lon=-122.3725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470-R74B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,120 total, 3,746 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180404012199I

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING INSTALLATION OF A REBUILT ENGINE, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP HEADING EAST.  AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL THE ENGINE STOPPED WITH NO SPUTTERING, "LIKE IT RAN OUT OF FUEL," ACCORDING TO THE PILOT.  THE PILOT BANKED LEFT, NORTH EAST, TO HEAD FOR A POSSIBLE LANDING ON HWY 26, APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE AWAY.  THE PILOT MADE ANOTHER LEFT BANK HEADING NORTH WEST TO LINE UP ON HWY 26 WEST.  THE PILOT SAID THAT AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL THE ENGINE STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT PILOT ACTION.  AT THAT POINT, BEFORE HE COULD GAIN ALTITUDE, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE FLEW UNDER A SET OF POWER LINES STRETCHING ACROSS HWY 26.  THE PILOT ASCENDED TO 400 FEET AGL HEADING SOUTH WEST TOWARDS HIS GRASS STRIP.  ON THE DOWNWIND LEG THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND HE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL DEAD-STICK LANDING.  NO INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURED.

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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