# NTSB ANC78DA041: Cessna 180H, N3488Y, Aniakchak Bay, AK, June 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1978
- Place: Aniakchak Bay, AK · ANIAKCHAK BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3212  78/6/11    ANIAKCHAK BAY,AK    CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1502
        TIME - 1300                    N3488Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1428 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAND POINT,AK               ANIAKCHAK BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT LANDED ON BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3488Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3488Y-2012-03-02), registration cancelled 2012-03-02, S/N 18051988, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780611036679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611036679A), Jun 11, 1978: Cessna 180E, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3488Y (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 ANC78DAH05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH05-139840), Aug 30, 1978: Cessna 180H (N3488Y), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage

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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