# Incident 19790514026789I: Cessna 180, Nunavershak Bay, AK, May 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Nunavershak Bay, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1626C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1626C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790514026789I

## Narrative

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

WHILE DOING RUNUP IN TIE DOWN SPOT GUST OF WIND UNDER TAIL CAUSED PLANE TO INVERT.

## Other reports on N1626C (1)

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

- [Accident 19740529020339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740529020339A), May 29, 1974: Cessna 180 (N1626C), Crestd Butte, CO, Substantial damage. Wet rwy had 2600FT usable. Rough from wet spots. Density alt 10900FT,tkof atmtd upslope.

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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