# Accident 19860711037549A: Cessna 180D, Skwentna, AK, July 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1986, 11:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Fish Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9299° N, 151.7305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9299&lon=-151.7305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6455X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6455X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,425 total, 810 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860711037549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CHECK WHEELS UP PRIOR TO LANDING AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON WATER LANDING.

## 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 ANC86LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA110), Jul 11, 1986: Cessna 180 (N6455X), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6455X (1)

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

- [Accident 20220823014999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220823014999A), Aug 23, 2022: Cessna 180D (N6455X), Egegik, AK, Destroyed. On August 23, 2022, a Cessna 180 seaplane N6455X impacted the water resulting from a loss of control during takeoff from Egegik river lagoon near becharof lake…

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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