# Accident 19810823051069A: Cessna 180, Cordova, AK, August 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61537, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61537) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,970 total, 57 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823051069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON WATER DOWNWIND AND INTO CURRENT. TAKEOFF ABORTED TOO LATE. HIT TREES AND BRUSH ON SHORE.

## 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 ANC81DAG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG68), Aug 23, 1981: Cessna 180 (N61537), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N61537 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890407019689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407019689I), Apr 7, 1989: Cessna 180K (N61537), Valdez, AK. Left wheel locked on landing rollout. Aircraft turned left 90 degrees and stopped. Inside wheel bolts had sheared.
- [Accident 19870312005959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870312005959A), Mar 12, 1987: Cessna 180K (N61537), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway striking two parked aircraft. No evidence of mechanical malfunction.

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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