# NTSB SEA80FYP10: Cessna 182P, N1668M, Richland, WA, January 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1980
- Place: Richland, WA · RICHLAND, WA
- Location: 46.2857° N, 119.2845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richland, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2857&lon=-119.2845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYP10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0027  80/1/29    RICHLAND,WA         CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 728
        TIME - 1110                    N1668M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 651 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  RICHLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PROLONGED LET DOWN AT LOW PWR. HIT PWR LINES 108OFT FROM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1668M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1668M), registered now, S/N 18264409, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Richland

## 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 19800129001349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129001349A), Jan 29, 1980: Cessna 182P, Richland, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on aproach to airport after prolonged descent. Hit wires on final. Crashed short. Water/ice in 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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