# Accident 19800217003019A: Cessna 180, Fairbanks, AK, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 13:05 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9407C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9407C) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 350 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217003019A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE WHILE AIRPLANE WAS DRIFTING SIDEWAYS. SKI CAUGHT IN CRUSTED SNOW. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC80FAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAA05), Feb 17, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9407C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9407C (2)

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

- [Accident 19980918025579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980918025579A), Sep 18, 1998: Cessna 180 (N9407C), Chalkitsik, AK, Substantial damage. On September 18, 1998, about 1130 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Cessna 180 airplane, N9407C, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from a…
- [Accident 19950820025439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820025439A), Aug 20, 1995: Cessna 180 (N9407C), Fort Yukon, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to depart high grass area. Wing hit tall willow bushes. Collapsed left gear. Bent wing. Landed to aid a pilot

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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