- Date
- May 10, 1980
- Place
- Deland, FL · DELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61744Cessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800510012519A
- Case key
- 130733
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1022 80/5/10 DELAND,FL CESSNA 180 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 500 TIME - 0015 N61744 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAND MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDLAND,TX DELAND,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE LOOKING FOR THE AIRPORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61744
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deland Municipal
N61744Registration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Cessna 180KAirframe modelCessna 180KEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.