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FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Skwentna, AK · September 24, 2017

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Date
September 24, 2017 · 13:06 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1755C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total
N1755CRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 30455 · Built 1953Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470-KReciprocating

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What happened

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

Flight was conducted during rainy conditions with overcast skies. During cruise flight the engine stopped suddenly. The airman immediately turned the aircraft towards the river for an emergency landing. Aircraft landed on the river without issue. The aircraft drifted downriver for 10 minutes until it hung up on a sweeper and overturned. Aircraft was destroyed as it drifted upside down in the river.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED DURING RAINY CONDITIONS WITH OVERCAST SKIES. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE AIRMAN IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE RIVER FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RIVER WITHOUT ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED DOWNRIVER FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL IT HUNG UP ON A SWEEPER AND OVERTURNED. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AS IT DRIFTED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE RIVER.

Other reports on N1755C · 1

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

Incident 20150705011459ICruise/Level Flight · Chugiak, AKOn 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…Jul 5, 2015 · No damage