# Accident 19960727020269A: Cessna 180B, Illiamna, AK, July 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1996, 15:05 local time
- Place: Illiamna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8507° N, 154.5601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8507&lon=-154.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9141T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9141T-2013-06-27) (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: 270 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727020269A

## Narrative

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

BECAME OVERDUE. FOUND DAYS LATER. IMPACTED ROCKY AREA AT CRUISE SPEED. EXPLODED AND BURNED. HILLS OBSCURES IN AREA.

## 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 ANC96FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA109), Jul 27, 1996: Cessna 180B (N9141T), Iliamna, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the…

## Other reports on N9141T (2)

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

- [Accident 19870228003709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870228003709A), Feb 28, 1987: Cessna 180B (N9141T), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft nosed over on landing. The pilot reported gusting winds. Local observation indicated no gusts.
- [Incident 19790623015979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623015979I), Jun 23, 1979: Cessna 180B (N9141T), Wasilla, AK. Pilot about to abort takeoff, examiner felt they could not stop, advanced power plane struck trees and powerline.

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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