# Accident 19800710035949A: Cessna A185F, Nelson Lagoon, AK, July 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1980
- Place: Nelson Lagoon, AK
- Airport: Nelson Lagoon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.0075° N, 161.1604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NELSON LAGOON (OUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.0075&lon=-161.1604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8484Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8484Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 170 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710035949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC80DAG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG77), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna 185 (N8484Q), Nelson Lagoon, 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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