Cessna 180H N3498Y
2 September 1981 · Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported · Fatal
Summary
On 2 September 1981, a Cessna 180H registered N3498Y was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180H
- Registration
- N3498Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Civil Air Patrol
- Purpose of flight
- Search and Rescue
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Yakutat, Ak → Sitka, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 3-3673
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLOAT EQUIPPED.DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 1981 | Cessna 180F | Fallon, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Sep 1981 | Cessna 180 | Egegik, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 1981 | Cessna 180 | Price, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1981 | Cessna 180 | Cotton, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Cessna 180 | Egegik, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1981 | Cessna 180H | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | B&J Wholesale | Fatal | 4 |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 1981 | Beechcraft A36-TC | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Flightcraft | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1981 | Mooney 20 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 1981 | Cessna 180 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Jan 1981 | Beechcraft C35 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-24 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Oct 1981 | Cessna 170B | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |