# Accident 19790719015449A: Cessna 180, Quail Creek, AK, July 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Quail Creek, AK
- Airport: Quail Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.3547° N, 149.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUAIL CREEK (20K), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.3547&lon=-149.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52175, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52175) (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 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,217 total, 310 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA29-201198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719015449A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY ON FINAL. DRAGGED WING TIP IN BRUSH.

## 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 ANC79DAA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA29-201198), Jul 19, 1979: Cessna 180J (N52175), Quail Creek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52175 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250731011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250731011529A), Jul 31, 2025: Cessna 180J (N52175), Elk City, ID, Substantial damage. Aircraft was departing south on runway 17. Pilot stated aircraft required left aileron input to keep on runway. Pilot stated aircraft was hit with a wind gust…

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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