# Accident 19801001045679A: Cessna 180J, Girdwood, AK, October 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Girdwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9690° N, 149.1193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GIRDWOOD (AQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9690&lon=-149.1193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52189, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52189-2013-04-02) (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: 5,188 total, 350 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001045679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CRASH LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. AIRPLANE SAT OUT IN HEAVY RAINS.

## 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 ANC81DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG01), Oct 1, 1980: Cessna 180J (N52189), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52189 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860522022329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860522022329A), May 22, 1986: Cessna STC180 (N52189), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Lost directional control after touchdown in gusty conditions on a lake. Aircraft turned over and sank.
- [Accident 19790526023239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526023239A), May 26, 1979: Cessna 180J (N52189), Aspen, CO, Substantial damage. Flight instructor allowed the student to lose directional control on landing.

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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