# NTSB ANC81DAG85: Cessna 180, N3193C, Sleetmute, AK, September 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1981
- Place: Sleetmute, AK · SLEETMUTE, AK
- Location: 61.7025° N, 157.1697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sleetmute, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7025&lon=-157.1697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG85

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3394  81/9/19    SLEETMUTE,AK        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 8500
        TIME - 1430                    N3193C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLEETMUTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAYLOR MOUNTAIN,AK          SLEETMUTE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN AN AREA OF BRUSH & TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3193C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3193C-2005-06-24), registration cancelled 2005-06-24, S/N 30992, 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
- Airport: Sleetmute

## 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 19810919063369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919063369A), Sep 19, 1981: Cessna 180, Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine failed on downwind for landing. Crashed in trees short of runway. Engine not examined.

## Other investigations on N3193C (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 UNK65X1467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1467), Mar 6, 1965: Cessna 180 (N3193C), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2110), Jun 4, 1964: Cessna 180 (N3193C), Kipnuk, 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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