# Accident 19900503013269A: Cessna 180C, Anchorage, AK, May 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1990, 20:03 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1790° N, 149.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1790&lon=-149.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9339T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9339T-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 793 total, 424 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900503013269A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED 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 ANC90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA064), May 4, 1990: Cessna 180C (N9339T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N9339T (1)

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

- [Accident 19900930043539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043539A), Sep 30, 1990: Cessna 180C (N9339T), Swift River, AK, Substantial damage. Failed to clear rising terrain after a water takeoff from a unnamed lake.

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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