# Accident 19900128001219A: Cessna 182C, Anchorage, AK, January 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1990, 17:33 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2202° N, 149.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2202&lon=-149.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8849T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8849T-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,385 total, 16 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900128001219A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL IN PATTERN AT DESTINATION. LANDED IN CONGESTED AREA. HIT POWERLINES AND CHAIN LINK FENCE.

## 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 ANC90FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA032), Jan 28, 1990: Cessna 182 (N8849T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OBSTRUCTIONS (UTILITY POLE, POWER LINE &…

## Other reports on N8849T (2)

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

- [Accident 19891208057259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891208057259A), Dec 8, 1989: Cessna 182C (N8849T), Chakachamma Lak, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted ski takeoff on snow covered frozen lake struck a snow drift and nosed up. Damaged both wings.
- [Incident 19891008065789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891008065789I), Oct 8, 1989: Cessna 182C (N8849T), Chakachamma Lak, AK. Engine blew cylinder. Forced landing south side of Chakachamma lake.

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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