# Incident 19880222012859I: Cessna 180J, Iliamna, AK, February 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420SB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880222012859I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGING. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. SUSPECTED FUEL CONTAMINATION. OTHER FUEL USED. ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N420SB (6)

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

- [Accident 19990404002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990404002979A), Apr 4, 1999: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing under unknown circumstances and sustained substantial damage. (-23) gear collapsed due to wrong gear bolt installed on the a/c. (.19)on…
- [Accident 19910612021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612021719A), Jun 12, 1991: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Flipped over landing on tundra.
- [Accident 19881111050359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881111050359A), Nov 11, 1988: Cessna 180 (N420SB), Meshik Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Struck trees on attempted takeoff on an unimproved strip. Airborne 3 times before climbout and impact with trees.
- [Accident 19881001042689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881001042689A), Oct 1, 1988: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Struck trees stalled and crashed in to a lake while trying to land the float plane on the lake at night.
- [Incident 19880310024009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880310024009I), Mar 10, 1988: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Lake Clark, AK. Snow storm. Low visibility flying through Lake Clark pass. Landed. Search and rescue sent out. Found aircraft.
- [Accident 19850907048739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907048739A), Sep 7, 1985: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. During downwind portion of taxi for takeoff, wind lifted tail and the aircraft flipped over.

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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