# Accident 19900912039039A: Cessna 180C, Naknek, AK, September 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7993° N, 156.9005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7993&lon=-156.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180EP-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 777 total, 205 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912039039A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED THE FLOATPLANE ON TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA168), Sep 12, 1990: Cessna 180 (N180EP), Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND ULTIMATE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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