# NTSB ANC78DA068: Cessna 180C, N96019, Pt. Possession, AK, August 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Pt. Possession, AK · PT. POSSESSION, AK
- Location: 60.9067° N, 150.7161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Possession, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9067&lon=-150.7161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3315   78/8/7    PT. POSSESSION,AK   CESSNA 180C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 12500
        TIME - 1900                    N96019              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1975 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN                       PT. POSSESSION,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- STRUCK ROOT OF DRIFTWOOD SNAG WHILE LANDING ON BEACH AT HIGH TIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96019](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96019), registered now, S/N 50901, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (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 19780807039609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807039609A), Aug 7, 1978: Cessna 180E, Pt. Possession, AK, Substantial damage. Struck root of driftwood snag while landing on beach at high tide

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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