# NTSB NYC74FFJ21: Cessna 180, N4615A, Niagara Falls, NY, January 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1974
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY · NIAGARA FALLS, NY
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FFJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0165  74/1/16    NIAGARA FALLS,NY    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3000
        TIME - 2045                    N4615A              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONEONTA,NY                  NIAGARA FALLS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL CONSUMPTION EST AS 14GPH.FUEL USED DRG FLT CALCULATED TO BE 55 GAL WHICH IS ACFT USEABLE FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4615A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4615A-1975-06-02), registration cancelled 1975-06-02, S/N 32213, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740116001389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740116001389A), Jan 16, 1974: Cessna 180, Niagara Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Fuel consumption EST as 14GPH.fuel used drg flt calculated to be 55 gal which is acft useable fuel

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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