# Accident 19840901073419A: Cessna 180H, Cordova, AK, September 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1984, 13:57 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7901° N, 145.6104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7901&lon=-145.6104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3467Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3467Y) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 340 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901073419A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW PASS. PILOT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT.  HIT GROUND . TAIL WHEEL BROKE OFF, ELEVATOR AND BRAKE LINE DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC84LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA164), Sep 1, 1984: Cessna 180 (N3467Y), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3467Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20210813014299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210813014299A), Aug 13, 2021: Cessna 180H (N3467Y), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. During landing phase of flight, while receiving dual instruction, aircraft control was lost, exited runway, struck airport lights and signage, skidded sideways…

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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