# Accident 19870703033789A: Cessna 180, Matanuska Glaci, AK, July 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Matanuska Glaci, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2995T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703033789A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING A GLACIER LANDING. PILOT THOUGHT SURFACE WAS HARD ICE, TURNED OUT TO BE CLUSTER SNOW

## 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 ANC87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA089), Jul 4, 1987: Cessna 180 (N2995T), Matanuska Glaci, AK, substantial damage

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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