# NTSB LAX81DVG44: Cessna 180, N4682B, Redding, CA, June 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1981
- Place: Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4682B-2023-04-01), registration cancelled 2023-04-01, S/N 31580 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redding Muni

## 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 19810605034739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605034739A), Jun 5, 1981: Cessna 180, Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Struck concrete barrier on emergency landing. Fuel siphoned. Iced fuel 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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