# Accident 19990801010279A: Cessna 180A, Gustavus, AK, August 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gustavus, AK
- Airport: Gustavus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.4203° N, 135.7804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4203&lon=-135.7804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6180, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990801010279A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 IN GUSTAVUS WITH A 6K CROSSWIND AT 10:00 O'CLOCK. ON ROLL OUT, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT.

## 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 ANC99LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA102), Aug 1, 1999: Cessna 180A (N6180), Gustavus, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve.

## Other reports on N6180 (1)

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

- [Accident 20081006846629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081006846629A), Oct 6, 2008: Cessna 180A (N6180), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] was acting in the capacity as a flight instructor at the time of the event. The second pilot [privacy data omitted] was receiving…

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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