- Date
- May 4, 1984, 09:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Galveston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5190ECessna 180B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840504015909A
- Case key
- 21323
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The a/c was being flown at about 300 ft over the bay and the pilot and passenger were looking for fish. When the pilot made a turn to fly in a downwind direction the aircraft started to stall. The pilot stated that he advanced the throttle but the engine did not respond. He lowered the nose to regain flying speed then flared so that touch down in the water was in a normal landing attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5190E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50490
- Airframe hours
- 4,394
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven V. Sellers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 26, 1984 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- T41 · La Porte, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 497 total · 354 in this make and model · 411 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLS, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5190E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.