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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Nelson Lagoon, AK · July 10, 1980

Date
July 10, 1980
Place
Nelson Lagoon, AK
Airport
Nelson Lagoon
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8484Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAG77
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total170 in this make and model56 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.

Ground looped on crosswind landing. Wind gust exceeded pilots and aircraft performance.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED ON CROSSWIND LANDING. WIND GUST EXCEEDED PILOTS AND AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE.

NTSB investigation

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