Cessna 180 accident near Missing Acft, Alaska, September 7, 1982
On September 7, 1982 at about 8:00 am local time, a Cessna 180, registered N2194Z, was destroyed in an accident near Missing Acft, Alaska. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 3 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 7, 1982 · about 8:00 am local time
- Place
- Missing Acft, Alaska
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 3 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · all 180s on the register
- Registration
- N2194Z · registry record · serial 18051294
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED ON THIS FLIGHT OF 9/7/82. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED BUT IT IS BELIEVED PILOT WAS ON ROUND ROBIN FROM LAKE HOOD TO TWO LAKES AND RETURN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,500 hours in all; 470 in this make and model; 70 in the last 90 days; 2,330 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,200 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470 (piston); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
The flight
- Departed from: Lake Hood AK
- Destination: Two Lakes AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: overcast at 6,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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