# Accident 19780512012049A: Cessna 180F, Anchorage, AK, May 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1978
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512012049A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## 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 19770320006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320006229A), Mar 20, 1977: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Snow 6 to 8 inches deep.

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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