# NTSB ANC82FAG14: Cessna 180, N7641A, Skwenta, AK, January 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: January 2, 1982, 00:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place: Skwenta, AK
- Coordinates: 61.929443, -151.730041 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9294&lon=-151.7300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82FAG14
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72628/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FAG14

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undetermined, unknown
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FINGER LAKE AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 AST FOR A SHORT ICE FISHING TRIP TO FISH LAKES. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER RETURNED AND A SEARCH WAS STARTED. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE KAHILTNA RIVER ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE INTENDED DESTINATION ON 1/11/82.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7641A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7641A-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 32538, built 1956 (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
- Serial number: 32538
- Airframe hours: 3499
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470K 265 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Larry A Kuhn
- Registered owner: Larry A Kuhn
- Departed: WASILLA, AK
- Destination: SKWENTNA, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, invalid medical for flight; flight hours: 600 total, 155 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 7° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 32 °F

## 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 19820102000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820102000639A), Jan 2, 1982: Cessna 180, Skwentna, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Angle of descent indicates loss of control prior to impact. Cause undetermined. No airplane defects noted.

## Other investigations on N7641A (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 ANC71FAD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAD04), Sep 20, 1970: Cessna 180 (N7641A), Yakutat, AK, minor 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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