# Accident 19900327006279A: Cessna 180J, Lake Illiamna, AK, March 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lake Illiamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N52104, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,220 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900327006279A

## Narrative

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

A SKI STRUCK A SNOW BERM ON TAKEOFF FROM REMOTE FROZEN LAKE ABORTED AND LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## 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 ANC90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA044), Mar 27, 1990: Cessna 180J (N52104), Lake Nikabuno, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.

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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