# Accident 19870627027579A: Cessna 180, Lakeview, AR, June 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Lakeview, AR
- Airport: Gastons
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3699° N, 92.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3699&lon=-92.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9161C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9161C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 845 total, 43 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870627027579A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OVER DURING WATER TAXI AFTER A LAKE LANDING. THUNDER STORMS IN THE AREA.

## 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 MKC87LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA129), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna 180 (N9161C), Bull Shoals, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9161C (2)

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

- [Accident 19880501011309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501011309A), May 1, 1988: Cessna 180 (N9161C), Rolla, MO, Substantial damage. Turned fuel selector to off by mistake on downwind. Undershot runway. Aircraft was equipped with amphibious floats.
- [Accident 19751120038809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751120038809A), Nov 20, 1975: Cessna 180 (N9161C), Bemidji, MN, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Plt rptd flt ctl malfunction,none found. Dropped abt 10 ft into lake. Wind gusting 20K.

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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