# Accident 19801228080779A: Cessna 180, Wasilla, AK, December 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2222C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2222C-1983-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 103 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801228080779A

## Narrative

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

MADE POWER DESCENT, SKI EQUIPPED. AIRPLANE EXCEEDED MAX AIRSPEED FOR SKIS. LOST CONTROL AS SKIS TUCKED UNDER.

## 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 N2222C (1)

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

- [Accident 19730510013819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730510013819A), May 10, 1973: Cessna 180 (N2222C), Anchorage, 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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