# Accident 20090824048579A: Cessna 180, Eklutna, AK, August 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2009, 17:50 local time
- Place: Eklutna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4567° N, 149.3703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4567&lon=-149.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4601A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4601A-2011-03-02) (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 MOTOR O-470 K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,265 total, 655 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090824048579A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE RETURN FROM A 1.5 HOUR LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, WHILE @ 1200 AGL, THE ENGINE POWER HESITATED. PILOT CLIMBED TO 1600 AGL AND AFTER LEVELING OUT, THE ENGINE QUIT. DURING THE DESCENT GLIDE, THE PILOT CHECKED; CARB HEAT, FUEL SELECTIONS BETWEEN "BOTH", "RIGHT", & "LEFT", AND CHECKED THE MIXTURE KNOB @ "FULL RICH", CHECKED THE IGNITION SWITCH SELECTION, AND STOWED THE "PRIMER" KNOB. THE LANDING WAS IN A MARSHY BOG WITH FLAPS SELECTED TO 20 DEGREES AND THE CONTROL YOKE WAS PULLED TO FULL AFT. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WALKED TO AN ACCESS ROAD.

## 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 ANC09LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA086), Aug 25, 2009: Cessna 180 (N4601A), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

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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