# Accident 19790419024111A: Cessna 180F, Sheep Bay, AK, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 07:18 local time
- Place: Sheep Bay, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2690Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2690Y) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 646 total, 646 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419024111A

## Narrative

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

N2690Y AND N4178Z COLLIDED WHILE SPOTTING FISH FOR FISHING BOATS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4178Z, Piper PA18: [Accident 19790419024112A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419024112A)

## 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 ANC79DA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA046), Apr 19, 1979: Cessna 180F (N2690Y), Sheep Bay, AK, incident, minor 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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