# Accident 20181030021249A: Cessna 180D, Cottonwood, CA, October 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2018, 09:45 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, CA
- Airport: Lake Ca Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3511° N, 122.2053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3511&lon=-122.2053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6414X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6414X-2021-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,282 total, 510 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181030021249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROX. 1/2 MILE SHORT OF AIR FIELD.

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH TO 68CA, HE TRIED TO INCREASE POWER AND ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, THEN STALLED  COMPLETELY JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR19LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA017), Oct 30, 2018: Cessna 180 (N6414X), Cottonwood, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat during a reduced-power approach descent.

## Other reports on N6414X (1)

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

- [Incident 19960307008529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960307008529I), Mar 7, 1996: Cessna 180D (N6414X), Hemet, CA. Narrative: pilot departed winchester pines (8CA5) a private airport enroute to the Hemet, CA airport. The pilot stated that she "did some airwork" between 8CA5…

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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