# Accident 19930308005799A: Cessna 180H, Port Alsworth, AK, March 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1994° N, 154.2800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1994&lon=-154.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9737G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9737G) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930308005799A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT ENCOUNTERED HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT OVER FROZEN LAKE. LOST CONTROL IMPACTED LAKE 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 ANC93LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA041), Mar 8, 1993: Cessna 180H (N9737G), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT IN COMMAND ENTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW/WHITEOUT CONDITION.

## Other reports on N9737G (1)

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

- [Accident 19980108001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980108001719A), Jan 8, 1998: Cessna 180H (N9737G), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Left tire broke thru compact snow on runway landing. Nosed over. (.4)the pilot was landing a tailwheel equipped airplane on a small snow covered airstrip. The…

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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