# NTSB MIA80FA106: Cessna 182, N4141C, Rio Grande, PR, September 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1980
- Place: Rio Grande, PR · RIO GRANDE, PR
- Location: 18.3789° N, 65.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Río Grande, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3789&lon=-65.8389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3609  80/9/18    RIO GRANDE,PR       CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 167
        TIME - 2041                    N4141C              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTIAGO,DOMR               BEEF ISLAND,BRIV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT RENTED IN NEW JERSEY FOR TRIP TO SOUTH CAROLINA.CRASHED INTO CITY HALL BLDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4141C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4141C-1983-05-16), registration cancelled 1983-05-16, S/N R18200328, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800918048789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800918048789A), Sep 18, 1980: Cessna 182, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Ran out of fuel on night flight. Crash-landed into steps of city hall.

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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