# Accident 19920214003009A: Cessna 180H, Shishmaref, AK, February 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Shishmaref, AK
- Airport: Shishmaref/New Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.0192° N, 165.9097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.0192&lon=-165.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2788X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2788X-2015-05-15) (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 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 778 total, 663 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920214003009A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AFTER DEPARTURE INTO FOG AND LOW CEILING. LOST CONTROL AND CRASH LANDED.

## 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 ANC92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA038), Feb 14, 1992: Cessna 180 (N2788X), Shishmaref, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE NON-INSTRUMENTED RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND ATTEMPTED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOG, THE ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE…

## Other reports on N2788X (1)

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

- [Accident 19740607017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607017769A), Jun 7, 1974: Cessna 180H (N2788X), Granite Fall, WA, Substantial damage. Miscalculated tkof dist frm field with high grass. Hit tree stump.

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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