# Accident 19860120001069A: Cessna STC180, Port Alsworth, AK, January 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1995° N, 154.2793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1995&lon=-154.2793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3165D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC180
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,873 total, 207 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860120001069A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A ROW OF TREES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A FROZEN LAKE. ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMB. WATER IN FUEL LINE.

## 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 ANC86LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA022), Jan 20, 1986: Cessna 180 (N3165D), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage

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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