# Accident 19890902035499A: Cessna 180F, Anchorage, AK, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 10:57 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1891° N, 149.9409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1891&lon=-149.9409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2137Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2137Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,512 total, 970 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902035499A

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD. NOSED UP ON FORCED LANDING RUNNING OFF SIDE OF PRIVATE STRIP. OIL COOLER RUPTURED, LOST ALL OIL.

## 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 ANC89FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA155), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 180 (N2137Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: OIL LEAK IN THE OIL COOLER. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: OIL FILM ON THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH OBSCURED THE PILOT'S VISION (VISUAL PERCEPTION) AND HAMPERED HIS ABILITY TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, AN…

## Other reports on N2137Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20011215034619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011215034619I), Dec 15, 2001: Cessna 180F (N2137Z), Anchorage, AK. (-23) Pilot reported a broken ski. Aircraft landed lake Hood strip without incident.

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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