# NTSB LAX80FVD08: Cessna 182P, N21355, Petaluma, CA, January 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1980
- Place: Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1450  80/1/18    PETALUMA,CA         CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 500
        TIME - 1205                    N21355              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 278 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKY RNCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETALUMA,CA                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PINCHED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- L FUEL TK DRY,R TANK FILLER CAP VENT PLUGGED W DIRT.X-OVER VENT TUBE,P/N 0716614-6,KINKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21355](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21355-2013-02-07), registration cancelled 2013-02-07, S/N 18261582, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Petaluma Sky Rnch

## 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 19800118000819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800118000819A), Jan 18, 1980: Cessna 182P, Petluma, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Crash landed in field off end of runway. One tank empty, other clogged vent.

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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