Cessna 180 N9280C

Summary

On 9 February 2015 at about 19:25 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9280C was involved in an accident near Glennallen, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 February 2015 at 19:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Glennallen, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.0564, -145.2525

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N9280C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1955

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gulkana → Gulkana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC15LA011

Nobody was injured.

An in-flight fire and a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was taking photographs over a remote area. About 20 minutes into the flight, he noticed the smell of smoke in the cockpit and immediately began a return to the airport. Shortly thereafter, the engine began to lose power, and the pilot was unable to maintain altitude. He performed a forced landing in an area of heavily wooded terrain. After the airplane came to rest, the pilot stated that there was a small fire in the engine cowling that he was able to extinguish by packing snow into the cowling. Due to the remote location of the accident site, the airplane was not recovered or examined after the accident, and the reason for the fire and loss of engine power could not be determined. .

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.