# Accident 19810802084249A: Cessna 180H, Yakutat, AK, August 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8237V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237V-2003-03-28) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 404 total, 378 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802084249A

## Narrative

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

HIT SANDBAR AND FLIPPED OVER WHILE LANDING SEAPLANE ON RIVER.

## 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 ANC81DAD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD07), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 180 (N8237V), Dome River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8237V (2)

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

- [Accident 19930519017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930519017079A), May 19, 1993: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed. Indicates an accelerated stall occurred in a steep climbing turnout. Leveled with high sink rate. Pancaked on water
- [Accident 19731201039229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201039229A), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Tillacum, WA, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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