# Accident 19790615024729A: Cessna 180J, New Koliganek, AK, June 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: New Koliganek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N180MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,133 total, 34 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615024729A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC79DA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA061), Jun 15, 1979: Cessna 180J (N180MM), Koliganek, AK, substantial 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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