# Incident 19861003073479I: Cessna 180K, Port Heiden, AK, October 3, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9326° N, 158.6250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Heiden, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9326&lon=-158.6250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 584 total, 450 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861003073479I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A SOFT WET GRAVEL BAR AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN SOFT SAND.

## Other reports on N820AK (2)

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

- [Accident 19900702023529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900702023529A), Jul 2, 1990: Cessna 180K (N820AK), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing roll.
- [Accident 19881021047809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021047809A), Oct 21, 1988: Cessna 180K (N820AK), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a beach, hit soft sand, nosed over. Flew aircraft with substantial damage including spar to repair base.

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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