# Accident 19881206069219A: Cessna 180J, Ketchikan, AK, December 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1988, 15:36 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46602, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46602-1994-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 134 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881206069219A

## Narrative

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

WATER RUDDER WAS STUCK. TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM WATER AND LAND AT AIRPORT. LOST ALTITUDE ON CLIMB, DIVED INTO WATER.

## 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 SEA89LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA024), Dec 6, 1988: Cessna 180J (N46602), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage

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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