# Accident 19800831040539A: Cessna 182, King Salmon, AK, August 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3339R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3339R-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 295 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAH08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800831040539A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SOFT SAND BEACH. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 ANC80DAH08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH08), Aug 31, 1980: Cessna 182 (N3339R), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3339R (1)

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

- [Accident 19851027054069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027054069A), Oct 27, 1985: Cessna 182L (N3339R), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled into trees after unrecommended uphill takeoff. Crusted snow and ice came off top surface of wings.

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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