# Accident 19831119059969A: Cessna 180, Big Lake, AK, November 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Big Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5347° N, 149.8125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG LAKE (BGQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5347&lon=-149.8125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2294C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2294C) (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 O470J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 19 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119059969A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE. ENCOUNTERED AREA OF WATER BETWEEN ICE AND SNOW COVER CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

## 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 ANC84LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA018), Nov 19, 1983: Cessna C-180 (N2294C), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2294C (2)

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

- [Accident 20080615840889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080615840889A), Jun 15, 2008: Cessna 180 (N2294C), Atlanta, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) This accident occurred on June 15, 2008. It was not reported by the [privacy data omitted]pilot of the aircraft. Pilot landed long and ran off the end of…
- [Accident 19990918028429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918028429A), Sep 18, 1999: Cessna 180 (N2294C), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 18, 1999, about 1200 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 180 airplane, N2294C, sustained substantial damage during landing at an off airport…

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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