# Accident 19810715041141A: Cessna 180, Naknek, AK, July 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7283° N, 157.0139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naknek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7283&lon=-157.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2827A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2827A-1984-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 43 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810715041141A

## Narrative

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

LOW FLYING CAMERA AIRCRAFT MADE ABRUPT TURN INTO CLIMBING AIRCRAFT N5289U. PROP CUT OFF TAIL OF STRUCK 206.

## 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 ANC81FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA081), Jul 15, 1981: Cessna 180 (N2827A), Naknek, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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