# Accident 19910404009129A: Cessna 180F, Fairbankser, AK, April 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fairbankser, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.4995° N, 150.1504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.4995&lon=-150.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2117Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2117Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910404009129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED,LOST POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING IN DEEP SNOW ON FROZEN RIVER. CARBURETOR BOWL DRAIN PLUG MISSING.

## 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 ANC91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA047), Apr 4, 1991: Cessna 180F (N2117Z), Yukon River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A CARBURETOR FUEL LEAK DUE TO INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N2117Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20030825036979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030825036979A), Aug 25, 2003: Cessna 180F (N2117Z), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] while returning to Fairbanks from a hunting camp in the manly hot springs (paml) area, the aircraft ran out of fuel and the PIC,…

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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