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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180A · Wassila, AK · July 29, 1989

Date
July 29, 1989 · 13:25 local
Place
Wassila, AK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9681B
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89FA130
Reported as
Cessna 180A
Reported engine
Continental O470K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total183 in this make and model183 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Warned of low fuel. Took off from a lake and ran out of fuel on climbout. Stalled into trees to avoid a house.

As the FAA filed it

WARNED OF LOW FUEL. TOOK OFF FROM A LAKE AND RAN OUT OF FUEL ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED INTO TREES TO AVOID A HOUSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.