# NTSB Accident ANC96LA134
> **Cessna 180** · 1996-08-30 · PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96LA134
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06409
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-30
- **Location:** PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.200721, -154.279022
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180
- **Registration:** N8241V
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The fuel starvation caused by the unporting of the right fuel tank, and the pilot's inadequate preflight by not dipping the fuel tank to ensure sufficient fuel quantity to prevent the unporting.

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