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ANC85LA058

1985-03-23 · KENAI, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ENA

Current FAA registration · N91224

Make / Model
CESSNA 180H
Year of manufacture
1969 · 16 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690131
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACA0D4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK DURING A FORCED LNDG AFTER THE ENG WENT TO IDLE PWR DURING TAKEOFF. THE RT WING CONTACTED THE SNOW BANK & TURNED THE ACFT SO THAT THE ENG COWLING WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE ONLY MALFUNCTION NOTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONTAMINATION OF FUEL SAMPLES FROM THE FUEL LINES & LEFT FUEL TANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85LA058.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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