# Accident 19840817043249A: Cessna 180, Lake Hood, AK, August 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1984, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lake Hood, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1807° N, 149.8795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1807&lon=-149.8795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9062M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9062M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840817043249A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON A CROSSWIND WATER TAKEOFF. ONE WING DUG IN AND SEAPLANE FLIPPED OVER THEN SANK.

## 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 ANC84FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA140), Aug 18, 1984: Cessna 180 (N9062M), Anchorage, 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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