- Date
- February 4, 1984, 23:10 local (Feb 5, 1984, 07:10 UTC)
- Place
- Hayward, CA
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N52034Cessna 180J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840204003729A
- Case key
- 24160
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt had descended to stay below the tca & was approaching his destination when the eng lost power. He turned back toward the Hayward arpt, but was unable to reach it or restart the eng. During a forced landing at night, the acft was damaged. The acft was equipped with long range fuel tanks. About 5 gal of fuel was remaining in the left tank & between 2 & 3 gal was in the right tank. Unusable was 2.5 gal for each tank. No preimpact part failure or malfuncton was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52034
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052453
- Airframe hours
- 1,092
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dudleyp. Mccurdy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1984
- Departed
- STS · Santa Rosa, CA
- Destination
- PAO · Palo Alto, CA
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,390 total · 79 in this make and model · 1,052 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 54° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.