# Accident 19770320006229A: Cessna 180F, Kenai, AK, March 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1977
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Denise Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2162Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2162Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,081 total, 375 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320006229A

## Narrative

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

SNOW 6 TO 8 INCHES DEEP.

## 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 ANC77DAG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG44), Mar 20, 1977: Cessna 180 (N2162Z), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2162Z (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090614047259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090614047259A), Jun 14, 2009: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Airman stated that on landing at the King Salmon Airport with a slight crosswind that he lost control of his airplane and it spun around (ground looped) on him.
- [Accident 20030917026449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917026449A), Sep 17, 2003: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During take-off, from a beach near the mouth of the tsiu river, Mr. Baker shifted take-off direction approx 10 degrees due to the glare from the sun. The…
- [Accident 20020608013929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608013929A), Jun 8, 2002: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), Fairbanks/Ft Wa, AK, No damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted]. As the airplane touched down on the landing area it veered to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and brake to stop the turn…
- [Accident 19780512012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512012049A), May 12, 1978: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage

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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