# Incident 19810620068699I: Cessna 180, Sterling, AK, June 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1981
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5372° N, 150.7647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5372&lon=-150.7647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3284D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3284D) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19810620068699I

## Narrative

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

ZI PILOT LAND FLOATPLANE ON RIVER.HIT BANK IN MANEUVER TO AVOID RAFT COMING OUT OF RAPIDS.

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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