# Accident 19820811036629A: Cessna 180H, Porter, ME, August 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1982, 13:25 local time
- Place: Porter, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7959° N, 70.9326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Porter, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7959&lon=-70.9326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2800T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2800T-2012-09-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,305 total, 1,641 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820811036629A

## Narrative

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

GROSS LOADED SEAPLANE CRASHED INTO TREES ON SHORE FROM A WATER TAKEOFF.EXTENDED WATER RUN DUE TO WIRES.FATAL ERROR.

## 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 NYC82FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA193), Aug 11, 1982: Cessna 180H (N2800T), Porter, ME, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2800T (2)

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

- [Incident 19800911070229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800911070229I), Sep 11, 1980: Cessna 180H (N2800T), Houma, LA, Minor damage. Propeller failed during takeoff run. A blade was found several blocks from the takeoff canal.
- [Incident 19780901016679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901016679I), Sep 1, 1978: Cessna 180 (N2800T), Lockport, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck powerlines while trying to maintain visual ground contact in fog.

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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