# Accident 20040209003249A: Cessna 182M, Yakutat, AK, February 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2004, 18:45 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5083° N, 139.6617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5083&lon=-139.6617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71886, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71886-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040209003249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER REFUELING IN YAKUTAT, PILOT TOOK OFF FOR ANCHORAGE. AT ABOUT 4-500 FEET THE ENGINE BEGAN TO GRADUALLY LOSE POWER. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE RAN EVEN WORSE WITH CARB HEAT ON, SO HE TURNED IT OFF. HE TURNED BACK TOWARD THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO REMAIN AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A GRAVEL PILE AND CAME TO REST ON THE BANK OF A DRAINAGE DITCH ABOUT 500 YARDS WEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 11.

## 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 ANC04LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA031), Feb 9, 2004: Cessna 182M (N71886), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in an engine power loss during takeoff-initial climb, a forced landing, and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the…

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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