Cessna 180 N3165D
20 January 1986 · Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 January 1986 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3165D was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.1995, -154.2793
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N3165D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC86LA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB OUT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A ROW OF TREES AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION OR MECHANICAL FAILURE. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED WATER IN BOTH THE FUEL TANKS AND FUEL LINES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1986 | Cessna 180K | Emigrant Pass, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1986 | Cessna 180 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Leonard E. Hill | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180 | Tanunak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Juan Paul Robertson | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180H | Eureka, Alaska, United States | Phillip Wendell Bach | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1986 | Cessna 180H | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper J3C-65 | Yentna River, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7ECA | Polly Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Interstate 15B2 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-22 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1986 | Consolidated-Vultee L-13 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |