# Incident 19861209082549I: Cessna 180, King Salmon, AK, December 9, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1986, 11:30 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3654C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3654C) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861209082549I

## Narrative

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

WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO LEAN OVER ON RIGHT WING TIP AS MAIN WHEEL DUG INTO SAND DURING ATTEMPTED TURN.

## Other reports on N3654C (2)

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

- [Accident 19930807027989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807027989A), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna 180 (N3654C), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Dropped suddenly on approach. Impacted short of runway. Found flaps could be raised from 40 to 30 by bumping handle
- [Accident 19891118045809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891118045809A), Nov 18, 1989: Cessna 180 (N3654C), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a tree stump and crashed during takeoff from a gravel bar.

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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