# NTSB FTW84LA219: Cessna 180B, N5190E, Galveston, TX, May 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 4, 1984, 09:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Coordinates: 29.279861, -94.829895 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2799&lon=-94.8299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21323/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA219

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, maneuvering
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - not selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vs) - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - water,glassy

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5190E-1984-11-29), registration cancelled 1984-11-29, S/N 50490 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50490
- Airframe hours: 4394
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840504015909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504015909A), May 4, 1984: Cessna 180B, Galveston, TX, Destroyed. Stalled in a steep low altitude turn when engine quit due to carburetor ice. Was flying low over bay fish spotting.

## Other investigations on N5190E (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 MIA67D0481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0481), Mar 10, 1967: Cessna 180 (N5190E), Wadley, 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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