# Accident 19780807039609A: Cessna 180E, Pt. Possession, AK, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Pt. Possession, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 60.9067° N, 150.7161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Possession, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9067&lon=-150.7161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96019, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96019) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 1,975 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807039609A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ROOT OF DRIFTWOOD SNAG WHILE LANDING ON BEACH AT HIGH TIDE

## 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 ANC78DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA068), Aug 7, 1978: Cessna 180C (N96019), Pt. Possession, 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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