# Incident 19871107076319I: Cessna 180, Alder Lake, WA, November 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Alder Lake, WA
- Airport: Crest Airpark
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1680C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1680C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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 O470A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107076319I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE IN CRUISE DUE TO SHEARED TEETH ON CAM DRIVE GEAR. AIRCRAFT FOUR YEARS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N1680C (2)

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

- [Accident 19920223003389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003389A), Feb 23, 1992: Cessna 180 (N1680C), Quilcene, WA, Substantial damage. Drifted into trees on a go around from a Private strip. Was landing downwind on a short runway.
- [Accident 19730504010429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730504010429A), May 4, 1973: Cessna 180 (N1680C), Bryce Canyon, UT, Substantial damage. Density alt about 8500 ft.

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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