# Accident 19850619026579A: Cessna 180H, Theodore River, AK, June 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1985, 22:30 local time
- Place: Theodore River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N91390, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91390) (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 IO470F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 3,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619026579A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE PILOT TRIED THREE TIMES TO LIFT OFF A RIVER, THEN HIT BANK AND UPSET. RIVER NOT SUITABLE FOR FLOATPLANES

## 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 ANC85FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA100), Jun 20, 1985: Cessna 180H (N91390), Theordore River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91390 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770326009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770326009209A), Mar 26, 1977: Cessna 180H (N91390), Palmer, 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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