Cessna 180 accident near Kodiak, Alaska, April 10, 1984
On April 10, 1984 at about 7:15 pm local time, a Cessna 180, registered N4929A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kodiak, Alaska (Kodiak airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 10, 1984 · about 7:15 pm local time · cases in 1984
- Place
- Kodiak, Alaska · Kodiak · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · all 180s on the register
- Registration
- N4929A · registry record · serial 32326
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS LANDED IN WINDS REPORTED AS 35 TO 42 KTS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT CONTROL WAS LOST DURING THE LANDING ROLL ANDTHE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH THE ACFT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 137 hours in all; 68 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 68 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,715 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 20, 1983; 52 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-K (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HOM Homer AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 20, 2,500 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 35 knots, gusting 42
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 18°F (-8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N4929A on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 180 Skywagon 2,604 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,677 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental O-470-K 13 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Kodiak Municipal · nearest airport
- Homer Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 825 in the last ten years
- Alaska 9,142 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ANC84LA054.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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