# Accident 19951128039089A: Cessna 182H, Koyuk, AK, November 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Koyuk, AK
- Airport: Koyuk Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9397° N, 161.1491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9397&lon=-161.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1997X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1997X-2011-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96TA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96TA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951128039089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL AFTER LONG DESCENT. STRUCK PARKED PLANE SHORT OF RUNWAY FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 ANC96TA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96TA016), Nov 28, 1995: Cessna 182H (N1997X), Koyuk, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat. Factors in the accident were carburetor icing conditions and lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N1997X (1)

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

- [Accident 19890518013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890518013559A), May 18, 1989: Cessna 182H (N1997X), White Mountain, AK, Substantial damage. Overran snow-cleared area on landing. Began taxi in deep snow. Nose wheel fell through crust causing air frame damage

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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