# Accident 20030625037379A: Cessna 180H, Anchor Point, AK, June 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2003, 15:50 local time
- Place: Anchor Point, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K3YC
- Location: 59.7653° N, 152.0508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7653&lon=-152.0508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91303, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91303-2004-10-25) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030625037379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM HALLO BAY WILDERNESS CAMP, LOCATED WITHIN THE KATMAI NATIONAL PARK, ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HOMER, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE IS MISSING AND NO WRECKAGE HAS BEEN LOCATED. A FATALLY INJURED FEMALE PASSENGER WAS LOCATED ON JULY 3, IN OCEAN WATERS NEAR ANCHOR POINT, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT IS PRESUMED TO HAVE COLLIDED WITH THE OCEAN WATERS OF THE COOK INLET, ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANCHOR POINT. NO COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT, AND NO EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER SIGNALS WERE DETECTED. EXTENSIVE SEARCH OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED AND NO WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED. THE SEARCH WAS SUSPENDED ON JULY 2, 2003.

## 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 ANC03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA067), Jun 25, 2003: Cessna 180 (N91303), Anchor Point, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with water for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N91303 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010328039589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010328039589A), Mar 28, 2001: Cessna 180H (N91303), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 28, 2001, Cessna 180, aircraft N91303, sustained substantial damage on landing at a remote site 60 miles west of Iliamna, Alaska. The aircraft…
- [Accident 19760504014029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504014029A), May 4, 1976: Cessna 180H (N91303), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. L ski hit rut caused by ovr flow on frozen river

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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