# Accident 19810218007819A: Cessna 180E, Chugiak, AK, February 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2661Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2661Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,112 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810218007819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDED IN TREES. FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81DAG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG28), Feb 18, 1981: Cessna 180E (N2661Y), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2661Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830430019669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430019669A), Apr 30, 1983: Cessna 180E (N2661Y), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over on the takeoff roll. Tail was too high on initial run. May have hit the brakes trying too correct.
- [Accident 19800921044379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921044379A), Sep 21, 1980: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to poor visibility. Lost control, nosed up off runway. Emergency medivac flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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