# Accident 19810430020609A: Cessna 180H, Grand Rapids, MN, April 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Airport: Itasca Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2385° N, 93.5326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2385&lon=-93.5326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3404Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3404Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 167 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO LAKE FOR A WATER LANDING. STRUCK TREES. CONDITIONS WERE GOOD FOR CARBUREATOR ICING.

## 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 CHI81FER33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER33), Apr 30, 1981: Cessna 180H (N3404Y), Grand Rapids, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3404Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20260621011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260621011479A), Jun 21, 2026: Cessna 180H (N3404Y), Port Angles, WA, Substantial damage. On June 21, 2026, the pilot flew [privacy data omitted] VFR from kttd to kclm, landing at about 11.35AM. The pilot stated that kclm, ASOS was reporting winds…

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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