# Accident 19890925035979A: Cessna 180H, Redoubt Bay, AK, September 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Redoubt Bay, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N180KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180KA) (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 O470C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,975 total, 700 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890925035979A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART A SOFT SOD TALL GRASS STRIP WITH FULL LOAD. LIFTED OFF THEN SETTLED INTO GULLEY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC89LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA174), Sep 25, 1989: Cessna 180 (N180KA), Redoubt Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE RUNWAY AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

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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