# Accident 19831106056649A: Cessna 180, Montague Island, AK, November 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Montague Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6206° N, 148.9800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6206&lon=-148.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3311D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3311D) (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 O470J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 812 total, 39 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831106056649A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED AFTER ABORTING AN ATTEMPTED BEACH TAKEOFF. BRAKES INEFFECTIVE DUE TO BEING WET. A CROSSWIND FACTOR.

## 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 ANC84LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA014), Nov 6, 1983: Cessna 180 (N3311D), Montague Island, AK, substantial damage

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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