# Accident 19850323010759A: Cessna 180H, Kenai, AK, March 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6607° N, 150.9000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6607&lon=-150.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91224, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 138 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850323010759A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK SMALL TREE DURING LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. WATER FOUND IN FUEL LINES AND 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 ANC85LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA058), Mar 23, 1985: Cessna 180 (N91224), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91224 (1)

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

- [Accident 20240531006109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240531006109A), May 31, 2024: Cessna 180H (N91224), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot began his takeoff run at the private gravel airstrip. Pilot did not see a gravel pile on the airstrip, prior to the left wheel making contact with the…

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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