# Accident 19840317026919A: Cessna 180H, Soldotna, AK, March 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1984, 16:20 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3200° N, 150.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3200&lon=-150.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9762G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,538 total, 308 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840317026919A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON SHORT FINAL. TRIED TO GO AROUND, LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK MORE TREES THAT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC84LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA046), Mar 17, 1984: Cessna 180H (N9762G), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

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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