# Accident 19950415007969A: Cessna 180B, Cantwell, AK, April 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1995, 07:10 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0106° N, 149.3999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0106&lon=-149.3999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115F-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950415007969A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO RISING GLACIER TERRAIN IN SNOW AND FOG. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WERE INDICATED. WAS 500 FEET BELOW RIDGE.

## 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 ANC95FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA044), Apr 15, 1995: Cessna 180B (N115F), Cantwell, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. WEATHER CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF LOW CEILINGS AND TURBULENCE WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N115F (1)

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

- [Accident 19910526017349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526017349A), May 26, 1991: Cessna 180 (N115F), Devils Lake, ND, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing. Pilot reported his foot slipped off rudder pedal. Also a right quartering crosswind.

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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