# Accident 19860414011819A: Cessna STC180, Cordova, AK, April 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1986, 07:56 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Cordova Harbor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7905° N, 145.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7905&lon=-145.6096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700HJ-2013-07-23) (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 STC180
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 514 total, 502 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414011819A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF,GUSTY WINDS CAUSED THE WINGTIP TO DRAG AND CARTWHEEL THE FLOATPLANE.IT THEN SANK IN 50 FEET OF WATER.

## 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 ANC86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA045), Apr 14, 1986: Cessna 180-H (N700HJ), Cordova, AK, destroyed

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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