# Accident 19870312005959A: Cessna 180K, Cordova, AK, March 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1987, 18:50 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7893° N, 145.6107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7893&lon=-145.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61537, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61537) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,320 total, 426 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870312005959A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT. NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

## 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 ANC87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA048), Mar 12, 1987: Cessna 180 (N61537), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N61537 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890407019689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407019689I), Apr 7, 1989: Cessna 180K (N61537), Valdez, AK. Left wheel locked on landing rollout. Aircraft turned left 90 degrees and stopped. Inside wheel bolts had sheared.
- [Accident 19810823051069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823051069A), Aug 23, 1981: Cessna 180 (N61537), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff on water downwind and into current. Takeoff aborted too late. Hit trees and brush on shore.

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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