# Accident 19860202001799A: Cessna 180, Kalispell, MT, February 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1986, 13:10 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1908° N, 114.3801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1908&lon=-114.3801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2874K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2874K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (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 O4704
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,284 total, 396 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860202001799A

## Narrative

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

CANCELLED IFR FLIGHT PLAN, TRIED TO LAND ON FOG COVERED,FROZEN ASHLEY LAKE. IMPACTED ICE IN A LEFT DESCENDING BANK.

## 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 DEN86FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA071), Feb 2, 1986: Cessna 180 (N2874K), Kalispell, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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