# Accident 19801005048579A: Cessna 180K, Big Lake, AK, October 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1980, 19:45 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Big Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5347° N, 149.8125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG LAKE (BGQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5347&lon=-149.8125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64445, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64445-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 570 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FAG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801005048579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ABORTED ATTEMPT TO LAND ON NON-LIGHTED AIRSTRIP & FLEW AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND. DARK NIGHT, NO LIGHTS.

## 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 ANC81FAG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAG03), Oct 5, 1980: Cessna 180 (N64445), Big Lake, 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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