# Accident 19951007037009A: Cessna 180K, Cold Bay, AK, October 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: Cold Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.2190° N, 162.7798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2190&lon=-162.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64337, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Colvin O-520-EXP (registry code 16900, https://openairdocs.org/engine/colvin-o-520-exp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951007037009A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE STRUCK SUBMERGED SANDBAR ON COMING OFF STEP FROM WATER LANDING NOSED OVER. FLOATED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 ANC96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA003), Oct 7, 1995: Cessna 180K (N64337), Cold Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area/terrain for landing. The submerged sandbar was a related factor.

## Other reports on N64337 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970421006309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970421006309A), Apr 21, 1997: Cessna 180K (N64337), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Tundra tire equipped 180 veered off runway and nosed over landing. Directional control reduced by tundra tires.

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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