# Accident 20221115017849A: Cessna 180, Connelle, WA, November 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2022, 13:53 local time
- Place: Connelle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7224° N, 118.5878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7224&lon=-118.5878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24227, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24227) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 337 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221115017849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING AT ROUGHLY 1000 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND QUIT. THE PILOT STARTED TO PUT FLAPS DOWN TO SLOW HIS AIRSPEED AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT TO A SIDE ROAD FOR A LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF AIRSPEED AND STALLED, LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT CRASHING ABOUT 50 FEET AWAY FROM THE ROAD.

## 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 WPR23LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA042), Nov 15, 2022: Cessna 180 (N24227), Kahlotus, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to check the fuel selector position before takeoff and his improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Also causal was the…

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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