# Accident 19810305008099A: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, March 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1981, 13:50 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Elmendorf
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4969A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4969A-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,893 total, 311 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305008099A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER OVER COOK INLET. LANDED ON SANDBAR. TIDE & ICE MOVED IN, AIRPLANE SANK. POSSIBLE FUEL PROBLEM.

## 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 ANC81DA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA023), Mar 5, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4969A), Anchorage, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N4969A (1)

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

- [Accident 19750220002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220002569A), Feb 20, 1975: Cessna 180 (N4969A), Lapine, OR, Substantial damage. Soft snow several inches deep.

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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