# Accident 19891208050249A: Cessna 180, Skwentna, AK, December 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Alexander Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7317° N, 150.8683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Alexander Lake Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7317&lon=-150.8683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9418C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9418C) (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 O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 840 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891208050249A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA016), Dec 8, 1989: Cessna 180 (N9418C), Alexander Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN BY THE PILOT. THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N9418C (1)

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

- [Accident 19860815040301A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860815040301A), Aug 15, 1986: Cessna 180 (N9418C), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Turned onto taxiway in front of 1802R and was struck by propeller in stabilizer. No ATC traffic warning issued.

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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