# Accident 19810809048359A: Cessna 180B, Pequet Lakes, MN, August 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pequet Lakes, MN
- Airport: Brainard Crow Win
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5881° N, 94.2880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pequot Lakes, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5881&lon=-94.2880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5273E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5273E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809048359A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND LIFTED WING ON WATER LANDING. OPPOSITE WING HIT WATER, FLOAT PLANE FLIPPED OVER IN WATER.

## 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 CHI81FER57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER57), Aug 9, 1981: Cessna 188B (N5273E), Pelican Lake, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5273E (1)

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

- [Accident 19780804038929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804038929A), Aug 4, 1978: Cessna 180E (N5273E), Eveleth, MN, 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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