Accident Cessna 180 N180EP, Wednesday 12 September 1990

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Date:	Wednesday 12 September 1990
Time:	11:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 180
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N180EP
MSN:	50719
Year of manufacture:	1960
Total airframe hrs:	4223 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Naknek, AK - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Ugashic River, AK
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE TUNDRA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND ULTIMATE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Accident investigation: