# Incident 19810718088059I: Cessna 172N, Seldovia, AK, July 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1981, 20:15 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4395° N, 151.7104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seldovia, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4395&lon=-151.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3327E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3327E-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 18 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718088059I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON BEACH. NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN WHEELS SANK IN SOFT SAND. AIRCRAFT NOSED UP.

## Other reports on N3327E (1)

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

- [Accident 19880601017549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601017549A), Jun 1, 1988: Cessna 172N (N3327E), Hatcher Pass, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Seen flying low up a Pass. Appears aircraft impacted ground from a stall while trying to outclimb rising terrain.

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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