# Incident 19880921058649I: Cessna 180C, Bethel, AK, September 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9253T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9253T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,465 total, 350 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880921058649I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM LAKE BUT UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE SLIDING ONTO TUNDRA. DAMAGED FLOATS AND ATTACHMENTS.

## Other reports on N9253T (1)

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

- [Accident 20070411004219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070411004219A), Apr 11, 2007: Cessna 180C (N9253T), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 11, 2007 at 0745 hours most, a Cessna 180C, N9253T registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] came to rest on the nose after encountering a…

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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