Cessna 180 N74806
5 September 2001 · Big Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2001 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N74806 was involved in an accident near Big Lake, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.5333, -149.8000
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N74806
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lake Clark → Wasilla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC01LA148
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undertermined reason.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial certificated pilot was in cruise flight about 800 feet agl in a float-equipped airplane, when the engine began to lose power. The pilot reported that he switched the fuel tank selector from the right tank to the "BOTH" position, and the engine continued to run for about another two minutes. He said he did not apply any carburetor heat, and the engine again lost power. The pilot selected a forced landing area on a small, marshy lake. After landing, he noticed leading edge damage on the left horizontal stabilizer. He said the damage appeared to be the result of striking a tree limb during the emergency landing. The pilot, who is also a certificated mechanic, said he replaced the entire leading edge of the stabilizer. The pilot said that after the emergency landing, he did not find any obvious engine problem. The wing fuel tanks contained about 1.5 to 2 inches of fuel, and the fuel screens and the fuel tank sumps were clean. He said he suspected carburetor icing, or water in the fuel, as the engine problem.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2001 | Cessna 180A | Mercer Island, Washington, United States | Richard M. Pattison | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2001 | Cessna 180 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Albert I. Novak | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2001 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2001 | Cessna 180 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2001 | Cessna 180H | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Charles Laraux | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 2001 | Cessna 180K | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Tok, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2001 | Freeman GLASTAR | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-18-135 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-16 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2001 | Sikorsky S61A | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |