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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Soldotna, AK · August 11, 1990

Date
August 11, 1990 · 12:15 local
Place
Soldotna, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52098
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC90LA139
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total900 in this make and model20 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.

Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Crashed in trees. Right tank fuel bladder collapsed. Forced fuel from fuel cap.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CRASHED IN TREES. RIGHT TANK FUEL BLADDER COLLAPSED. FORCED FUEL FROM FUEL CAP.

NTSB investigation

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