# Accident 19920106000259A: Cessna 180, Atmautluak, AK, January 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1992, 10:10 local time
- Place: Atmautluak, AK
- Airport: Atmautluak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUC
- Location: 60.8103° N, 161.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8103&lon=-161.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91361, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91361-2024-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920106000259A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOWDRIFTS ON RUNWAY LANDING. TURNED SIDEWAYS AND SLID OFF RUNWAY. POOR EARLY DAWN LIGHT WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC92LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA025), Jan 6, 1992: Cessna 180 (N91361), Atmautluak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DAWN LIGHT CONDITION AND THE SNOW ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N91361 (2)

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

- [Accident 20230616005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230616005029A), Jun 16, 2023: Cessna 180H (N91361), Shaktoolik, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft took off from a mountain top airstrip with reported tail/varying winds. On takeoff the aircraft hit a small group of trees with the left rear…
- [Accident 19751223042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751223042189A), Dec 23, 1975: Cessna 180H (N91361), Pilot Station, AK, Substantial damage. Un lnd at arpt due equip on rwy. Lnd in snow,ski hit hidden mound of ice.

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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