# Accident 19860522022329A: Cessna STC180, Iliamna, AK, May 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8496° N, 154.5602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8496&lon=-154.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52189, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52189-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (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 O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860522022329A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN GUSTY CONDITIONS ON A LAKE. AIRCRAFT TURNED OVER AND 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 ANC86LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA060), May 23, 1986: Cessna 180 (N52189), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N52189 (2)

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

- [Accident 19801001045679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001045679A), Oct 1, 1980: Cessna 180J (N52189), Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff crash landed straight ahead. Found water in fuel. Airplane sat out in heavy rains.
- [Accident 19790526023239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526023239A), May 26, 1979: Cessna 180J (N52189), Aspen, CO, Substantial damage. Flight instructor allowed the student to lose directional control on landing.

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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