# Accident 19800731032229A: Cessna A185F, Kodiak, AK, July 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80330, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80330-1993-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 877 total, 877 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800731032229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN FLYING IN CLOUD LAYER. STRONG SURFACE WINDS. PILOT NOT IFR RATED. NO FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 ANC80FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA079), Jul 31, 1980: Cessna A185F (N80330), Kodiak, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N80330 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780917028719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917028719A), Sep 17, 1978: Cessna A185E (N80330), Woodland, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 24K.

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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