# Accident 19810314009259A: Cessna 180, Shishmaref, AK, March 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Shishmaref, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.2381° N, 166.1106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shishmaref, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.2381&lon=-166.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7685A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7685A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,214 total, 300 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314009259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CYLINDER SEPERATED. LANDED ON ICE & SNOW-COVERED TUNDRA. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA029), Mar 14, 1981: Cessna 180 (N7685A), Shishmaref, 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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