# Accident 19850904043249A: Cessna 180F, Cordova, AK, September 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1985, 07:05 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7901° N, 145.6107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7901&lon=-145.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25722, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 644 total, 178 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850904043249A

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO RUNWAY DUE TO LACK OF AILERON CONTROL. NOSED OVER AFTER RUNNING OFF SIDE. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 ANC85LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA170), Sep 4, 1985: Cessna 180F (N25722), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25722 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870830048879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830048879A), Aug 30, 1987: Cessna 180F (N25722), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. While turning off runway tail wheel stinger failed. Ground looped. Wing struck ground. Wind exceeded control ability

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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