# Accident 20180815014219A: Cessna 180J, Ambler, AK, August 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2018, 12:35 local time
- Place: Ambler, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BVZC
- Location: 67.0500° N, 158.9100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.0500&lon=-158.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9949N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9949N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,573 total, 1,565 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA492) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180815014219A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING IN THE KUBUCK SAND DUNES, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ONTO ITS LEFT WING DAMAGING THE WING AND TAIL.  PILOT INDICATED THAT BEFORE LANDING, THERE APPEARED TO BE NO WIND AND THAT HE HAD LANDED IN THIS AREA PREVIOUSLY WITHOUT ISSUE.

## 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 GAA18CA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA492), Aug 15, 2018: Cessna 180 (N9949N), Ambler, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the left wing and horizontal stabilizer striking the ground.

## Other reports on N9949N (2)

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

- [Accident 20260818011219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260818011219A), Aug 18, 2026: Cessna 180J (N9949N), Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was approximately 11 miles from the runway at 2300FT, 85KTS, when the engine started to sputter and lose power. Pilot switched the fuel valve from both…
- [Accident 19890522012179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890522012179A), May 22, 1989: Cessna 180J (N9949N), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to leave water first try. Lifted late on second try. Unable to climb. Hit trees. Overloaded and unskilled.

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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