# NTSB ANC83LA182: Cessna 180, N1582C, Anchorage, AK, September 30, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 30, 1983, 14:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.219841, -149.849792 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2198&lon=-149.8498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83LA182
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4177/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA182

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF IN A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH THE TEMPERATURE AT 53 DEGREES F AND THE DEW POINT AT 41 DEGREES F. THE ACFT LOST POWER AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE ACFT CAME TO REST 220 FT PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. JUST BEFORE STOPPING THEACFT COLLIDED WITH A PICK-UP TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE ARPT ROAD. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND DURING THE ENGINE EXAMINATION FOR THE POWERPLANT MALFUNCTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1582C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30282
- Airframe hours: 3300
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Clarence R. Forbes
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 9, 1983, 40 hours before
- Departed: Z-41, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: Lake Hood, runway 13, 2,500 ×  ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 835 total, 247 in this make and model, 231 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ANC

## 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 19830930052619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830930052619A), Sep 30, 1983: Cessna 180A, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed occurred during emergency landing after engine failure during climb after takeoff. Carburetor ice possible.

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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