# Accident 19820523017999A: Cessna 180H, Cordova, AK, May 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1982, 06:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9043M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043M-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523017999A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST RAISED WIND ON BEACH LANDING. PILOT TRIED TO GO AROUND TO AVOID PEOPLE ON THE BEACH. WING HIT A WAVE.

## 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 ANC82DAG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG27), May 23, 1982: Cessna 180 (N9043M), N. Cordova, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N9043M (1)

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

- [Accident 19750221003699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750221003699A), Feb 21, 1975: Cessna 180H (N9043M), English Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Ice covered ruts on rwy. Gusting to 10K.

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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