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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180A · Copenhagen Cree, AK · June 28, 1981

Date
June 28, 1981 · 06:00 local
Place
Copenhagen Cree, AK
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N180DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DAG52
Reported as
Cessna 180A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,595 total400 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made landing on beach. While taxiing on beach, wheels sunk in and wind blew aircraft inverted.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE LANDING ON BEACH. WHILE TAXIING ON BEACH, WHEELS SUNK IN AND WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.