- Date
- June 17, 1984, 16:45 local (Jun 18, 1984, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tok, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8798XCessna 182D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840617024789A
- Case key
- 4305
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft lost power while on final approach at 350 feet. The pilot changed course 90 degrees and crash landed in a church yard. No reason for the loss of power was found. However, the acft fuel tanks contained a mixture of 80-87 octane aviation fuel & unleaded automotive gasoline. The STC which addressed the use of the automotive gasoline was not complied with.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8798X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253198
- Airframe hours
- 2,608
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce Mclaughlin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 7, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- ANC · Wasilla, AK
- Destination
- TOK · Tok, AK
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 225 in this make and model · 225 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N8798X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.