# Accident 19790310004459A: Cessna 180, Palmer, AK, March 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63336, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63336) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 597 total, 375 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. INVESTIGATION FAILED TO SHOW THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ANC79DAG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG35), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 180 (N63336), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N63336 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950712022759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712022759A), Jul 12, 1995: Cessna 180K (N63336), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered windshear on water landing. Impacted hard elected go around. Crosswind drift. Struck rocks on shore.

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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