# Incident 20150705011459I: Cessna 180, Chugiak, AK, July 5, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2015, 14:45 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1755C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1755C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470-K (registry code 17373, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470-K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 938 total, 492 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150705011459I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 05, 2015, AT 1445 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, N1755C, A CESSNA 180 FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN MUSKEG APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET SW OF THE SOUTH END OF BIRCHWOOD RUNWAY, CHUGIAK ALASKA.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

PILOT REPORTS ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CRUSE FLIGHT AND AFTER PULLING CARBURETOR HEAT THE ENGINE DEVELOPED SOME POWER THEN IMMEDIATELY QUIT REQUIRING THE LANDING OFF AIRPORT.    THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## Other reports on N1755C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170924019829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170924019829I), Sep 24, 2017: Cessna 180 (N1755C), Skwentna, AK, No damage. Flight was conducted during rainy conditions with overcast skies. During cruise flight the engine stopped suddenly. The airman immediately turned the aircraft…

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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