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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180E · Cordova, AK · November 6, 2006

Date
November 6, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place
Cordova, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4141J
Reported as
Cessna 180E
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,700 total4,200 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

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) A Cessna CE-180, N4141J, departed a private airstrip 7.5 miles west of wasilla Alaska, operated by the pilot privacy data omitted (commercial pilot) with family dog. The pilot privacy data omitted reported that he was going down 1 mile west of the Cordova muni. Airport. The crash site was located one mile west of the airport on hokins island, in a grassy area at 225 feet elevation. The dog survived with no noticeable injuries, and was located near the aircraft. It was reported that the aircraft was being flown to Cordova for engine work. The pilot's privacy data omitted son stated that the engine was in good condition, and they had planned to overhaul the remaining two cylinders. Both fuel tanks were checked with no fuel observed, a small amount of fuel was drained from both tanks, which was determined to be avgas. (There was no odor of fuel at the crash site to indicate that fuel had drained from the tanks).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A CESSNA CE-180, N4141J, DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 7.5 MILES WEST OF WASILLA ALASKA, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (COMMERCIAL PILOT) WITH FAMILY DOG. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ REPORTED THAT HE WAS GOING DOWN 1 MILE WEST OF THE CORDOVA MUNI. AIRPORT. THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED ONE MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT ON HOKINS ISLAND, IN A GRASSY AREA AT 225 FEET ELEVATION. THE DOG SURVIVED WITH NO NOTICEABLE INJURIES, AND WAS LOCATED NEAR THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN TO CORDOVA FOR ENGINE WORK. THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA ^ SON STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, AND THEY HAD PLANNED TO OVERHAUL THE REMAINING TWO CYLINDERS. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE CHECKED WITH NO FUEL OBSERVED, A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM BOTH TANKS, WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE AVGAS. (THERE WAS NO ODOR OF FUEL AT THE CRASH SITE TO INDICATE THAT FUEL HAD DRAINED FROM THE TANKS).