# NTSB FTW83FPM01: Cessna 180, N1606C, Foyil, OK, October 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: October 2, 1982, 19:10 local (Oct 3, 1982, 00:10 UTC)
- Place: Foyil, OK
- Location: 36.4303° N, 95.5205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foyil, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4303&lon=-95.5205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83FPM01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70735/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FPM01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, landing
  - fluid,fuel - improper
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improper
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel supply - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD 20 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD WHEN HE TOOK OFF. HE CLIMBED TO 10,000 FT FOR A PARACHUTE JUMP, THEN RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITH AN ESTIMATED 10 GAL OF FUEL. DURING A DOWNWIND LANDING, HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE SAID THE ENGINE LOST POWER AS HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 75 FT AGL. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A SMALL PASTURE. INITIALLY, THE MISHAP WAS REPORTED AS AN INCIDENT. BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED, WINGS HAD BEEN REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT AND WINGS HAD BEEN TRANSPORTED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. WHEN EXAMINED, BOTH WING TANKS WERE EMPTY, EXCEPT A SMALL AMOUNT OF 100 LOW LEAD (BLUE) FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT WING TANK. FLUID TAKEN FROM THE LINES TO THE LEFT WING TANKS HAD THE APPEARANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL. THE OWNER REPORTED THAT AUTOMOTIVE FUEL HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1606C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1606C-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N 30306, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30306
- Airframe hours: 5082
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-J 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: J.M. & Helen Dufriend
- Registered owner: J.M. & Helen Dufriend
- Departed: FOYIL, OK
- Destination: FOYIL, OK
- Airport: runway 17, 3,000 × 0 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 385 total, 55 in this make and model, 280 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821002050199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821002050199A), Oct 2, 1982: Cessna 180, Foyil, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on attempted go-around. Pilot stalled aircraft. Fuel tank was empty. Was using unleaded auto fuel.

## Other investigations on N1606C (2)

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 MIA69D0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0229), Jul 20, 1968: Cessna 180 (N1606C), Fitzgerald, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68F0116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0116), Jun 24, 1967: Cessna 180 (N1606C), Mcdonough, GA, substantial damage

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.

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