Cessna 180A N5248D

Summary

On 13 July 2007 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N5248D was involved in an accident near Redding, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 July 2007 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Redding, California, United States

Nearest airport

Benton Field Airport (O85)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 180A

Registration

N5248D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grants Pass → Redding

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07LA216

Nobody was injured.

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision concerning fuel system management and his failure to refuel while en route.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The personal cross-country flight departed from Arlington, Washington, and briefly stopped in Grants Pass, Oregon, departing about 1100 for a final destination of Redding. While on a 2.5-mile final approach to the destination airport, the engine experienced a loss of engine power and the pilot performed an emergency landing in a field. The airplane collided with a berm during the landing roll. Just prior to the loss of power, the right fuel tank was empty and the left fuel tank had about 6 gallons of fuel remaining; the fuel selector was positioned on the "both" selection. According to the airplane's Owner's Manual, 5 gallons of fuel is unusable per tank in non-level flight. The pilot did not refuel while en route.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.