# Accident 19860831045389A: Cessna 180B, Clear, AK, August 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1986, 21:20 local time
- Place: Clear, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.2994° N, 149.1490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.2994&lon=-149.1490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3539E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3539E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435 (registry code 41520, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 600 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831045389A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FLEW INTO THE GROUND AFTER LOSING VISUAL REFERENCES ON A DUSK APPROACH TO A CLEARING.

## 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 ANC86LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA159), Sep 1, 1986: Cessna 180B (N3539E), Clear, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3539E (1)

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

- [Accident 19880911038999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911038999A), Sep 11, 1988: Cessna 180B (N3539E), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Misjudged performance. Aborted too late and overran runway. Gusty wind, soft uphill strip, crosswind were factors.

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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