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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · New Koliganek, AK · June 15, 1979

Date
June 15, 1979 · 20:30 local
Place
New Koliganek, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N180MM
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DA061
Reported as
Cessna 180J
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,133 total34 in this make and model103 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Leveled off too high for landing, drifted off runway. Landed in mud at edge of runway. Gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH FOR LANDING, DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY. LANDED IN MUD AT EDGE OF RUNWAY. GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.