# Accident 19960830029869A: Cessna 180H, Port Alsworth, AK, August 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXXC
- Location: 60.2007° N, 154.2790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2007&lon=-154.2790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8241V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8241V) (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: 4,630 total, 20 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960830029869A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. RIGHT TANK EMPTY LOW FUEL IN OTHER. HAD DRAINED FUEL LEFT TANK FOR STORAGE. FAILED CHECK OTHER

## 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 ANC96LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA134), Aug 30, 1996: Cessna 180 (N8241V), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel starvation caused by the unporting of the right fuel tank, and the pilot's inadequate preflight by not dipping the fuel tank to ensure sufficient fuel quantity to prevent the unporting.

## Other reports on N8241V (1)

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

- [Incident 19940925043789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940925043789I), Sep 25, 1994: Cessna 180H (N8241V), Port Alsworth, AK, Minor damage. Lost power at cruise. Unable restart. Landed in swamp. Nosed over. Cause power loss not determined.

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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