# NTSB ANC26LA094: Cessna 180A, N5399D, Cordova, AK, August 30, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 30, 2026, 13:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place: Cordova, AK · Grid from AK State Troopers SAR.
- Coordinates: 59.808304, -147.89653
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8083&lon=-147.8965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA094
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203710/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA094

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180A, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072604), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5399D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5399D), registered now, S/N 50299, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50299
- Year built: 1958
- Airframe hours: 3260
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 15, 2026, 42 hours before
- Departed: PAMR, Anchorage, AK
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: None, Beach
- Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 22,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 29.82 inHg
- Observed at: PACV, 84 nm away
- METAR: METAR PACV 302053Z 19005KT 10SM BKN220 18/05 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP097 T01830050 50001

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260830012979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260830012979A), Aug 30, 2026: Cessna 180A, San Juan Bay, AK, Substantial damage. From the pilots own statement: "Arrived at the aircraft approx 1 hr prior to planned departure for normal preflight duties, weather/sigmet/airmet/notams check…

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.

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