# Accident 19970521012879A: Cessna 180, Shaktoolik, AK, May 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1997, 09:30 local time
- Place: Shaktoolik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.3600° N, 161.2094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3600&lon=-161.2094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24EJ-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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 O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,034 total, 248 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970521012879A

## Narrative

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

FISH SPOTTING. ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED IN OCEAN 10 MI OFFSHORE. NOSED OVER CAUSE POWER LOSS NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 ANC97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA077), May 21, 1997: Cessna 180 (N24EJ), Shaktoolik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).

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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