# Accident 19830402010769A: Cessna 180, Palmer, AK, April 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1983, 12:40 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6197° N, 148.9809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6197&lon=-148.9809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2345C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2345C-2012-09-04) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,013 total, 523 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830402010769A

## Narrative

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

INTOXICATED PILOT STOPPED ENGINE TO GLIDE TO AIRPORT ON A BET. CRASHED INTO TREES.TOOK AIRCRAFT WITHOUT PERMISSION

## 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 ANC83LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA065), Apr 2, 1983: Cessna 180 (N2345C), Palmer, AK, destroyed

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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