NONE · Cessna 180 · 1999-08-20 · COLUMBUS, NM, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN99LA164
Event ID
20001212X19500
Type
Accident
Date
1999-08-20
Location
COLUMBUS, NM, USA
Coordinates
31.820528, -107.640365
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
180
Registration
N4796B
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion because the pilot issued instructions that the fuel tanks not be filled to capacity. A factor was the unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.