# Accident 19920508014029A: Cessna 180, Kenai, AK, May 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1992, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6596° N, 150.8992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6596&lon=-150.8992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2940C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2940C-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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 O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 299 total, 25 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920508014029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT TURNING BASE TO LAND FLOATPLANE ON RIVER. UNABLE RIVER HIT TREES LANDING ON ROAD. BLAMED CARBURETOR ICE

## 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 ANC92LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA068), May 9, 1992: Cessna 180 (N2940C), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N2940C (1)

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

- [Accident 19870529017169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529017169A), May 29, 1987: Cessna 180 (N2940C), South Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the landing area. Elected to land on dirt road due to crosswind on runway.

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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