# Accident 20000823042479A: Cessna 180, Port Heiden, AK, August 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.4998° N, 157.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4998&lon=-157.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4985A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4985A-2001-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000823042479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AUGUST 28, 2000, AT 1730, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE, N4985A, WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH REMOTE, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, 40 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF PORT HEIDEN, ALASKA. PAINTER CREEK LODGE INC OOPERATED THE FLIGHT OF TWO AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT OF TWO AIRCRAFT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY COMMERCIAL PILOT JOE MAXEY. THE PILOT AND TWO OF THE THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER SUFFERED MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. FLIGHT SERVICE FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE NOT IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A REMOTE LANDING AREA NEAR AMBER BAY WITH PAINTER CREEK LODGE AS DESTINATION 40 NM NORTH. THE COMPANY REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS OVERDUE. THE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER RECEIVED AN ELT SIGNAL IN THE OVERDUE AIRCRAFT AREA OF OPERATION. THE COAST GUARD INITIATED AN AERIAL SEARCH THAT NIGHT BUT WAS DISCONTINUED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER AND RESUMED THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED THE NEXT DAY AUGUST 24, 2000 AT 1115 ALONG A NEARLY DIRECT PATH TO PAINTER CREEK LODGE. THE CLOSEST WEATHER REPORTING STATION IS PORT HEIDEN, ALASKA, THE REPORTED CEILING BROKEN AT 3900, OVERCAST 4700, VISIBILITY OF 9 MILES; WIND 340/5, TEMP/DEWPOINT 8/5.

## 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 ANC00LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA108), Aug 24, 2000: Cessna 180 (N4985A), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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