# Accident 19940318005939A: Cessna 180, Eureka Lodge, AK, March 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1994, 08:50 local time
- Place: Eureka Lodge, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0998° N, 145.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0998&lon=-145.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2423F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2423F) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,541 total, 457 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318005939A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING ON A HIGHWAY STRUCK SNOW BERM. SKELTON STRIP AT LODGE WAS UNPLOWED.

## 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 ANC94LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA040), Mar 18, 1994: Cessna 180 (N2423F), Eureka Lodge, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A LANDING.

## Other reports on N2423F (2)

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

- [Accident 20160514005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160514005789A), May 14, 2016: Cessna 180H (N2423F), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. On may 14, 2016, at approximently 1345 Alaska daylight time (akdst), a Cessna 180H airplane, N2423F, ground looped shortly after landing on a gravel runway…
- [Accident 19730704017039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704017039A), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 180H (N2423F), Gilgo Beach, NY, Substantial damage. Float eqpd,tkof made in area congested with boats and people in water. Acft staggered off nose hi.

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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