- Date
- September 16, 1984, 19:10 local (Sep 17, 1984, 03:10 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9339CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840916050809A
- Case key
- 4229
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The plt reported a ttl loss of power after being cleared to land on rwy 33 at merrill field. The acft contacted trees, a moving vehicle on 15th ave and an 8 ft high arpt fence during the forced landing. Examination of the acft eng failed to disclose any mechanical failure/malfunction. Calculations indicate aprx 11 gallons of fuel should have been remaining at the time of the accident.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9339C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45498
- Airframe hours
- 3,533
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard L Morrison
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1983 · 64 hours before
- Departed
- 5MK · Mt Mckinley, AK
- Destination
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill, runway 33, 2,469 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 690 total · 660 in this make and model · 540 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRI, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9339C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.