# Accident 19880906039299A: Cessna 180H, Figure 8 Lake, AK, September 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1988, 20:15 local time
- Place: Figure 8 Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2483F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2483F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880906039299A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL.NOSED OVER LANDING ON A SWAMPY ROAD. HAD FAILED TO CHECK FUEL PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

## 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 ANC88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA128), Sep 7, 1988: Cessna 180H (N2483F), Figure 8 Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2483F (2)

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

- [Accident 19830610024669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830610024669A), Jun 10, 1983: Cessna 180H (N2483F), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Left wing stalled on liftoff while negotiating a downwind left turn on a water takeoff. Both wings hit the water.
- [Incident 19810327025459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810327025459I), Mar 27, 1981: Cessna 180H (N2483F), Soldotna, AK, Minor damage. During rollout pilot lost control and had a ground loop.

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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