# Incident 20170924019829I: Cessna 180, Skwentna, AK, September 24, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2017, 13:06 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170924019829I

## Narrative

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

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 20150705011459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150705011459I), Jul 5, 2015: Cessna 180 (N1755C), Chugiak, AK, No damage. 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…

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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