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Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Cessna 180A · Seward, AK · December 31, 2017

Date: December 31, 2017 · 15:00 local
Place: Seward, AK
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5020E
Reported as: Cessna 180A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N5020ERegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2019 · Cessna 180AS/N 50320 Airframe modelCessna 180A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was destroyed in unknown circumstances. ELT activated but airman notified coast guard that he was fine and required no assistance. Airman told FAA inspector he was taxiing and airplane got stuck in sand, and subsequently destroyed by surf action. Airman told several other versions where he was landing or taking off. Aircraft was destroyed by surf and no evidence remains.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. ELT ACTIVATED BUT AIRMAN NOTIFIED COAST GUARD THAT HE WAS FINE AND REQUIRED NO ASSISTANCE. AIRMAN TOLD FAA INSPECTOR HE WAS TAXIING AND AIRPLANE GOT STUCK IN SAND, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY SURF ACTION. AIRMAN TOLD SEVERAL OTHER VERSIONS WHERE HE WAS LANDING OR TAKING OFF. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY SURF AND NO EVIDENCE REMAINS.

Other reports on N5020E · 1

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

Accident 19960629015561ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Anchorage, AKFloatplane departed canal. No clearance. Struck N5244Z that departed lake toward canal.N5020E departed scene.Jun 29, 1996 · Substantial damage