# Accident 19820803036219A: Cessna 180, Sutton, AK, August 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1982, 22:00 local time
- Place: Sutton, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7114° N, 148.8942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutton, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7114&lon=-148.8942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3125C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3125C-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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 O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 788 total, 343 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803036219A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT PLANE HIT RISING TERRAIN DURING 180 DEGREE TURN BY PILOT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAKE. INCORRECT USE OF FLAPS.

## 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 ANC82DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG39), Aug 4, 1982: Cessna 180 (N3125C), Rush Lake, AK, destroyed

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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