ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359130
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| Date: | Friday 14 April 1995 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N180WH |
| MSN: | 18050972 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4815 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nyssa, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Rosa, CA (KSTS) |
| Ontario, OR (KONO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A TOTAL OF 60 GALS BEFORE DEPARTURE. WITHIN 20 MI OF HIS DESTINATION THE ENGINE QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A HIGHWAY, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A POLE. ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL REMAINED IN THE TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE CONSUMED APPROXIMATELY 52 GALS OF FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT. TOTAL FUEL CAPACITY FOR THE AIRCRAFT IS 65 GALS, OF WHICH 55 ARE USABLE IN ALL FLIGHT CONDITIONS, AND 62 ARE USABLE FOR LEVEL FLIGHT ONLY. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE MADE SOME DIVERSIONS DURING THE FLIGHT FOR WEATHER.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL EN ROUTE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA95LA081
History of this aircraft
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| 19 August 1998 | N180WH | Elwood & Karen Schapansky | 0 | Cordova, AK | |
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| 15-Mar-2024 07:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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