# Incident 20171231023929I: Cessna 180A, Seward, AK, December 31, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1232° N, 149.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seward, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1232&lon=-149.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5020E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5020E-2019-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171231023929I

## Narrative

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

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 19960629015561A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629015561A), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 180A (N5020E), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Floatplane departed canal. No clearance. Struck N5244Z that departed lake toward canal.N5020E departed scene.

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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