# Incident 19801128084839I: Cessna 180, Mc Carthy, AK, November 28, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1980, 12:20 local time
- Place: Mc Carthy, AK
- Airport: Chitna River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94259-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,049 total, 1,265 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801128084839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDGED SNOW DEPTH.  LANDED WITH WHEELS, AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK.

## Other reports on N94259 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950910028309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910028309A), Sep 10, 1995: Cessna 180A (N94259), Glennallen, AK, Destroyed. Tried depart choppy lake. Impacts caused a float to fill with water. Rolled over. Injured on rescue. Plane sank.

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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