Accident · 1999-03-14

NTSB case ANC99LA033 · Cessna 180G · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-03-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 180G (N4721U)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Water contamination of the fuel supply, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection to ensure all water was removed from the fuel supply. Factors in the accident were a wrinkle in the wing fuel tank bladder, and snow covered terrain.

Source: NTSB case ANC99LA033

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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