# Accident 19790609037049A: Cessna 180, St Marys, AK, June 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: St Marys, AK
- Airport: St Marys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 62.0608° N, 163.3018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MARY'S (KSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0608&lon=-163.3018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91399, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91399) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609037049A

## Narrative

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

PLANE ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUSTY CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT LOST CONTROL. ACFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC79DA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA059), Jun 9, 1979: Cessna 180 (N91399), Saint Marys, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91399 (2)

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

- [Accident 20140607009519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140607009519A), Jun 7, 2014: Cessna 180H (N91399), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. The airman was pilot in command (PIC) and the sole occupant of the aircraft during the accident. The airman stated that he had flown this aircraft a couple of…
- [Accident 20051120029889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051120029889A), Nov 20, 2005: Cessna 180H (N91399), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft on the take-off roll veered left hit a snow berm, flipping on its back causing substantial damage to the airframe. There were no injuries…

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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