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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Arctic Village, AK · October 4, 1980

Date
October 4, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Arctic Village, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13MQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DAA02
Reported as
Cessna 180H
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,600 total1,612 in this make and model244 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft engine quit. Pilot let down through undercast. Pilot unable to see ground soon enough to avoid collision.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. PILOT LET DOWN THROUGH UNDERCAST. PILOT UNABLE TO SEE GROUND SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID COLLISION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.