# Accident 19790521014939A: Cessna 180J, Grand Rapids, MN, May 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Airport: Lily Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2197° N, 93.5127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LILY LAKE (12MN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2197&lon=-93.5127&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,215 total, 165 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790521014939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATTEMPTED WATER TAKEOFF, COULD NOT LIFT OFF IN AREA, ABORTED TOO LATE, RAN UP ON BANK, FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC79DER39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER39), May 21, 1979: Cessna 180J (N112GC), Grand Rapids, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N112GC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780405005959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405005959A), Apr 5, 1978: Cessna 180J (N112GC), Waycross, GA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19770315008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770315008319A), Mar 15, 1977: Cessna 180J (N112GC), Grand Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 15KTS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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