# Accident 20050730017349A: Cessna 180, Fairbanks, AK, July 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2005, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.3189° N, 147.8183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3189&lon=-147.8183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3188C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3188C-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050730017349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC05FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA116), Jul 30, 2005: Cessna 180 (N3188C), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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