# Accident 19890909034379A: Cessna 180, Yakataga, AK, September 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Yakataga, AK
- Airport: Yakataga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7895° N, 145.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7895&lon=-145.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2355C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2355C) (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 O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890909034379A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND, LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA161), Sep 9, 1989: Cessna 180 (N2355C), Yakataga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. THE TAILWIND WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N2355C (1)

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

- [Accident 19740905028899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740905028899A), Sep 5, 1974: Cessna 180 (N2355C), Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Ditch across gravel bar.

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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