# Accident 19851227065949A: Cessna 180, Homer, AK, December 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1985, 12:58 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4010° N, 151.3192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4010&lon=-151.3192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3186D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3186D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 452 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851227065949A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA021), Dec 27, 1985: Cessna 180 (N3186D), Homer, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3186D (2)

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

- [Accident 20200615011589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200615011589A), Jun 15, 2020: Cessna 180 (N3186D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. The 1955 Cessna aircraft departed chandalar lake on June 15, 2020 for flight to Fairbanks international airport with three souls on board. The pilot stated…
- [Accident 19900628022809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900628022809A), Jun 28, 1990: Cessna 180 (N3186D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing,lost control,ground looped and flipped inverted.

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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