# Accident 19970629016609A: Cessna 182F, Anchorage, AK, June 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1997, 09:12 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4500° N, 149.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4500&lon=-149.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3186U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3186U-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970629016609A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT TO MT MCKINLEY. NO TRACE FOUND. SOME WEATHER 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 ANC97FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FAMS1), Jun 29, 1997: Cessna 182F (N3186U), Talkeetna, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined.

## Other reports on N3186U (2)

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

- [Incident 19910207007429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910207007429I), Feb 7, 1991: Cessna 182G (N3186U), Birchwood, AK, Minor damage. Landed short of runway. Was practicing a no flap landing. Nose gear collapsed upon contact with snow covered ground
- [Accident 19740525014859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740525014859A), May 25, 1974: Cessna 182F (N3186U), Clam Gulch, AK, Substantial 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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