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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Fairbanks, AK · July 30, 2005

Date: July 30, 2005 · 10:30 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3188C
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC05FA116
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O470L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total

N3188CRegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2013 · Cessna 180S/N 30987 · Built 1954 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted apparent controlled flight into terrain.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPARENT CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC05FA116Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from objects and terrain during cruise flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision with tree-covered terrain.Jul 30, 2005 · Destroyed