# Accident 20220812014489A: Cessna 180, Wasilla, AK, August 12, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2022, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Anderson Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7575° N, 149.0227° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7575&lon=-149.0227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6577A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6577A) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220812014489A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED ANDERSON LAKE FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THREE HOURS OF FUEL. AT APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO INITIATE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 ANC22LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA068), Aug 12, 2022: Cessna 180 (N6577A), Sutton-Alpine, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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