# Accident 19780703027259A: Cessna 180H, Juneau, AK, July 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1978
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3423Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,975 total, 175 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780703027259A

## Narrative

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

PAX STATED DISTRACTED PLT WHEN REACHING INTO BACK SEAT.

## 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 ANC78DAD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAD04), Jul 3, 1978: Cessna 180 (N3423Y), Juneau, 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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