- Date
- June 5, 1981
- Place
- Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4682BCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810605034739A
- Case key
- 125299
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2363 81/6/5 REDDING,CA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 3809 TIME - 1715 N4682B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 614 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTLAND,OR RED BLUFF,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-FUEL SIPHONED FOR UNKNOWN REASON MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL INDCN,RAPID DROP.UN REACH RWY,GEAR HIT OBST
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4682B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Redding Muni
N4682BRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2023 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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