# Accident 19810712061379A: Cessna 180H, Florence, OR, July 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Florence, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9934° N, 124.1073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9934&lon=-124.1073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7964V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7964V) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,109 total, 12 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712061379A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND ON CROSSWIND WATER TAKEOFF ALLOWED WING FLOAT TO SUBMERGE.  AIRPLANE WATERLOOPED.

## 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 SEA81DYK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK12), Jul 12, 1981: Cessna 180 (N7964V), Florence, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7964V (1)

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

- [Accident 19821121062499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821121062499A), Nov 21, 1982: Cessna 180H (N7964V), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during landing when gear collapsed after hitting ruts on frozen runway.

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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