# NTSB ANC79DA011: Cessna 180, N7654K, Pederson Point, AK, October 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1978
- Place: Pederson Point, AK · PEDERSON POINT, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4267  78/10/30   PEDERSON POINT,AK   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1697
        TIME - 1650                    N7654K              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEDERSON POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KING SALMON,AK.             NAKNEK,AK                    PEDERSON POINT,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- RWY HAD BUMP IN CENTER WITH SOFT SPOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7654K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7654K), registered now, S/N 18052695, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (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
- Airport: Pederson Point

## 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 19781030044169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030044169A), Oct 30, 1978: Cessna 180E, Pederson Point, AK, Substantial damage. Rwy had bump in center with soft spots.

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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