# Accident 19881111050359A: Cessna 180, Meshik Lake, AK, November 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Meshik Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9595° N, 158.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9595&lon=-158.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420SB) (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 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,559 total, 1,115 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881111050359A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON AN UNIMPROVED STRIP. AIRBORNE 3 TIMES BEFORE CLIMBOUT AND IMPACT WITH TREES.

## 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 ANC89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA016), Nov 11, 1988: Cessna 180 (N420SB), Meshik Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N420SB (6)

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

- [Accident 19990404002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990404002979A), Apr 4, 1999: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing under unknown circumstances and sustained substantial damage. (-23) gear collapsed due to wrong gear bolt installed on the a/c. (.19)on…
- [Accident 19910612021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612021719A), Jun 12, 1991: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Flipped over landing on tundra.
- [Accident 19881001042689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881001042689A), Oct 1, 1988: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Struck trees stalled and crashed in to a lake while trying to land the float plane on the lake at night.
- [Incident 19880310024009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880310024009I), Mar 10, 1988: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Lake Clark, AK. Snow storm. Low visibility flying through Lake Clark pass. Landed. Search and rescue sent out. Found aircraft.
- [Incident 19880222012859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880222012859I), Feb 22, 1988: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Iliamna, AK. Engine surging. Precautionary landing. Suspected fuel contamination. Other fuel used. Engine operated normally.
- [Accident 19850907048739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907048739A), Sep 7, 1985: Cessna 180J (N420SB), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. During downwind portion of taxi for takeoff, wind lifted tail and the aircraft flipped over.

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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