# Incident 19890901033519I: Cessna 180, Hawkins Island, AK, September 1, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1989, 13:45 local time
- Place: Hawkins Island, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5278° N, 146.0492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawkins Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5278&lon=-146.0492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6574A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6574A-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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 O470A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 260 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890901033519I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING TO TAXI SEAPLANE BACK TO SHORE HIGH WINDS OVER TURNED IT. SALVAGED AIRCRAFT AND MOST GEAR.

## Other reports on N6574A (1)

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

- [Incident 19790810030339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810030339I), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna 180 (N6574A), Seldovia, AK, Minor damage. Pilot's seat slid back on takeoff roll causing pilot to lose directional control.

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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