# NTSB SEA80FYM63: Cessna 182A, N6163B, Harrisburg, OR, September 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1980
- Place: Harrisburg, OR · HARRISBURG, OR
- Location: 44.2703° N, 123.1626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2703&lon=-123.1626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYM63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2723  80/9/28    HARRISBURG,OR       CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2039
        TIME - 2000                    N6163B              PX-  0  0  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 1161 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANIELS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISBURG,OR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6163B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6163B-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 34163, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Daniels

## 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 19800928050539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928050539A), Sep 28, 1980: Cessna 182A, Harrisburg, OR, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on approach to airport. Crash-landed 135 feet short of runway.

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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