# Accident 19850507018329A: Cessna STC180, Anchorage, AK, May 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1985, 20:34 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2191° N, 149.8499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2191&lon=-149.8499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9042M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9042M-2013-05-17) (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 STC180
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 572 total, 348 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507018329A

## Narrative

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

DITCHED AFTER ENGINE QUIT.  FUEL EXHAUSTED AFTER DIVERSIONS WITHOUT ADDING FUEL.  EXTENSIVE CARBURETOR HEAT USE.

## 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 ANC85FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA078), May 8, 1985: Cessna 180H (N9042M), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N9042M (1)

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

- [Accident 19750723025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750723025229A), Jul 23, 1975: Cessna 180H (N9042M), Daneka Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Float hit sandbar. Acft nosed into lake shore.

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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