# Incident 19920717031639I: Cessna 180H, Seward, AK, July 17, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1992, 09:38 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1232° N, 149.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seward, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1232&lon=-149.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3494Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3494Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920717031639I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT LEVEL OFF. UNABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. LANDED IN RIVER.

## Other reports on N3494Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19790822022949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822022949A), Aug 22, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3494Y), Mandeville, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed seaplane long and downwind. Ran up on the beach.

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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