# Accident 19900811033339A: Cessna 180J, Soldotna, AK, August 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1990, 12:15 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3203° N, 150.7910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3203&lon=-150.7910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52098 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811033339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC90LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA139), Aug 11, 1990: Cessna 180 (N52098), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED BY INFLIGHT SIPHONING OF FUEL.

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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