# Accident 19950705016649A: Cessna 180, Naknek, AK, July 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1995, 18:30 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7996° N, 156.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7996&lon=-156.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2975C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2975C) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 640 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950705016649A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON BEACH. STRUCK LARGE ROCK WHILE TAXIING AWAY FROM INCOMING TIDE. TORE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY FROM FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC95LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA097), Jul 6, 1995: Cessna 180 (N2975C), Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAXI.

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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