# Accident 19800821066059A: Cessna 180G, Fairbanks, AK, August 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1980, 20:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- 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: N4721U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4721U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,453 total, 10 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821066059A

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON PRACTICE FORCED LANDING. BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES.FLOWN BACK TO BASE.WARPED WING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4721U (3)

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

- [Accident 20250819011149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250819011149A), Aug 19, 2025: Cessna 180G (N4721U), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. Per pilot statement, on the morning of the accident flight, pilot noted winds out of the south at an estimated 5KTS and temperature 38-40 deg f. pilot reported…
- [Accident 19990314014149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990314014149A), Mar 14, 1999: Cessna 180G (N4721U), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On March 14, 1999, about 1828 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 180G airplane, N4721U, sustained substantial damage during an emergency…
- [Accident 19800901063389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901063389A), Sep 1, 1980: Cessna 180G (N4721U), AK, No 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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