# Accident 19871016061759A: Cessna 180K, Petersburg, AK, October 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1987, 15:51 local time
- Place: Petersburg, AK
- Airport: Splane Seaplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.0491° N, 132.6207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0491&lon=-132.6207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63071 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871016061759A

## Narrative

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

AFTER WATER LANDING REACHED DOWN TO RAISE FLAPS LOST CONTROL SWERVED DIPPED A WING AND STOPPED INVERTED.

## 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 SEA88LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA007), Oct 16, 1987: Cessna 180K (N63071), Petersburg, 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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