Accident Cessna 180 N7627A,
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Date:Friday 18 June 1993
Time:18:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N7627A
MSN: 32524
Year of manufacture:1956
Total airframe hrs:5474 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL O-470
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Merrill Pass, AK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Telequana Lake, AK
Destination airport:Anchorage, AK (LHD)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED HE FELT THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE SHOWED NO FUEL IN THE TANKS AND NO FUEL ODOR PRESENT.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE FUEL CALCULATIONS.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC93LA100
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC93LA100

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Revision history:

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