# Accident 19840916050809A: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, September 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1984, 19:10 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2199° N, 149.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2199&lon=-149.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9339C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9339C-2014-11-24) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 660 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916050809A

## Narrative

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

RAN FUEL TANK DRY ON FINAL. STRUCK TREES A VEHICLE AND A CHAIN LINK FENCE LANDING ON A STREET. FUEL IN OTHER TANK.

## 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 ANC84FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA175), Sep 17, 1984: Cessna 180 (N9339C), Anchorage, 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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