# Accident 19960428008909A: Cessna 180, Hope, AK, April 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hope, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8399° N, 149.3994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8399&lon=-149.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212RF-2012-08-23) (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 O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428008909A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER LANDING ON A BEACH. WHEELS HIT A SOFT SPOT.

## 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 ANC96LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA061), Apr 28, 1996: Cessna 180 (N212RF), Hope, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was soft terrain.

## Other reports on N212RF (1)

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

- [Accident 20060102000999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060102000999A), Jan 2, 2006: Cessna 180 (N212RF), Seward, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft crashed onto snow field during cruise flight at about the 4000 ft. elevation about 7.5 miles east of Seward, AK. There were two people onboard,…

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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