# Accident 19900920044639A: Cessna 180A, Wood Creek, AK, September 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wood Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.3898° N, 148.3291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.3898&lon=-148.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5276D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276D-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,320 total, 350 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920044639A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON EARLY LIFT OFF FROM GRAVEL BAR STRIP.VEERED AND SETTLED IMPACTING RIVER BANK. LOADED TO FULL GROSS.

## 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 ANC90LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA182), Sep 20, 1990: Cessna 180-A (N5276D), Wood Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER LIFT OFF AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N5276D (2)

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

- [Accident 19820712037969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820712037969A), Jul 12, 1982: Cessna 180A (N5276D), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Taxied into a truck on leaving the landing strip. Not endorsed for the cross country flight.
- [Accident 19750220002599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220002599A), Feb 20, 1975: Cessna 180A (N5276D), Dubois, ID, Substantial damage. Ran into poor enroute wea. Lnd on rd.

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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