# NTSB ANC81DA113: Cessna 180H, N3498Y, Missing Aircraft, September 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1981
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3673   81/9/2    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 180H         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 460
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3498Y              PX-  3  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKUTAT,AK                  SITKA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3498Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3498Y-1982-02-03), registration cancelled 1982-02-03, S/N 51998, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810902057129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902057129A), Sep 2, 1981: Cessna 180H, S E Coast Of Ak, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was missing on a flight between yakutat and sitka. Last communication was 1706.

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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