# Accident 20010905032279A: Cessna 180A, Biglake, AK, September 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Biglake, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5333° N, 149.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5333&lon=-149.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74806 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010905032279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2001, PILOT FILLED THE FLOAT-EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 TANKS WITH FUEL AT PIKE LAKE IN ILIAMNA, ALASKA. THE PILOT DEPARTED TO LAKE CLARK. THE WEATHER IN LAKE CLARK PASS WAS MARGINAL WITH HEAVY RAIN. AT ABOUT 1230, PILOT TOOK OFF FROM LAKE CLARK TO ANDERSON LAKE. PILOT WAS 5-6 MILES FROM BIG LAKE AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. THE ENGINE RE-STARTED A COUPLE OF TIMES. PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET AT RIGHT TANK. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL INDICATOR TO BOTH TANKS. THE ENGINE QUIT. NO CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED. PILOT WAS 800' AGL OVER BIG LAKE. WITH NOT MUCH TIME TO REACT, THE PILOT LANDED IN THE FIRST AVAILABLE SPOT, A 400' BEAVER POND. AFTER LANDING, HE NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. A HELICOPTER WAS USED TO RETRIEVE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WHO IS ALSO A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC LATER REPLACED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STABILIZER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA148), Sep 5, 2001: Cessna 180 (N74806), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undertermined reason.

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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