# Accident 20210614022349A: Cessna 180K, Columbus, OH, June 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2021, 08:52 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0795° N, 83.0732° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0795&lon=-83.0732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13159, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13159-2024-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,771 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210614022349A

## Narrative

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

> 6/14/2021 - AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OSU AIRPORT AND ENGINE REPORTEDLY STOPPED RUNNING APPROXIMATLEY 5 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT.

> 6/16/2021 - AIRCRAFT RECOVERED AND MOVED TO FREMONT, OH FOR STORAGE/EXAM.

> 10/28/2021 - EXAM OF AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR AT FREMONT AIRPORT. PARTICIPANTS - ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NTSB IIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CHIEF AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR -^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAA IIC

> FOUND MULTIPLE PIECES OF SEALANT PEELED IN LARGE CHUNKS IN THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK (DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE CLOGGED OUTLET AND MAY HAVE PEELED AFTER CRASH)

> FUEL IN GASCOLATOR, NOZZLES CLEAR, PINKISH FILM ON DIAPHRAM SCREEN (NTSB SENT TO LAB FOR ANALYSIS). FUEL PUMP WORKED WITH PORTABLE DRILL AND ALL LINES AND VENTS WERE OPEN (FREE OF OBSTRUCTION).

> 5/16/2022 STILL AWAITING RESULTS FROM NTSB LAB.

## 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 CEN21LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA265), Jun 14, 2021: Cessna 180K (N13159), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from sealant contamination in the wing.

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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