# NTSB ANC66F0045: Cessna 180, N3133C, East Naknek, AK, August 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1965
- Place: East Naknek, AK · EAST NAKNEK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66F0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66F0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3956  65/8/28    EAST NAKNEK ALAS    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 278
        TIME - 1310                    N3133C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.2 COMPRESSION RINGS FAILED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3133C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3133C-2011-01-05), registration cancelled 2011-01-05, S/N 30932, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3133C (2)

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 ANC68A0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0019), Sep 16, 1967: Cessna 180 (N3133C), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC68F0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0016-201137), May 12, 1967: Cessna 180 (N3133C), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

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.

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