# Accident 19890523015059A: Cessna 180H, Green Island, AK, May 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1989, 09:40 local time
- Place: Green Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ORDA
- Aircraft: N9944V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9944V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523015059A

## Narrative

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

DUG A FLOAT INTO WATER ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT BELIEVES HE HIT A BOAT WAKE ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 ANC89LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA077), May 23, 1989: Cessna 180 (N9944V), Green Island, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ROUGH WATER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.

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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