# NTSB ANC67A0018: Cessna 180A, N9778B, Cordova, AK, August 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1966
- Place: Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3926  66/8/17  NR.CORDOVA ALAS       CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1600
        TIME - 0730                    N9778B              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING IN TOO SHALLOW WATER.ACFT LATER WASHED OUT TO SEA BY STORM AND HIGH TIDES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9778B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9778B-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 50076 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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