# Accident 19881021047809A: Cessna 180K, Seldovia, AK, October 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3908° N, 151.6596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3908&lon=-151.6596&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
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 734 total, 573 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021047809A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A BEACH, HIT SOFT SAND, NOSED OVER. FLEW AIRCRAFT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING SPAR TO REPAIR BASE.

## 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 ANC89LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA011), Oct 22, 1988: Cessna 180 (N820AK), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage

## 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.
- [Incident 19861003073479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861003073479I), Oct 3, 1986: Cessna 180K (N820AK), Port Heiden, AK, Minor damage. Landed on a soft wet gravel bar and aircraft nosed over in soft sand.

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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