# Accident 19760916030149A: Cessna 180A, King Salmon, AK, September 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1976
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9664B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9664B-1976-11-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760916030149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ALLOWED ONE FLOAT TO CONTACT WATER AFTER TKOF. PLT DROWNED AFTER EVAC. GUSTS TO 20K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC76DAH73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH73), Sep 16, 1976: Cessna 180A (N9664B), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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