NONE · CESSNA 180 · 1996-04-05 · BIG LAKE, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC96LA043
Event ID
20001208X05492
Type
Accident
Date
1996-04-05
Location
BIG LAKE, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.460079, -150.090499
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
180
Registration
N9600B
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
fuel starvation due to unporting of the fuel tank inlet, and the pilot's use of a steep, nose-low attitude during descent on the approach to land. The low level of fuel remaining was a related factor.