# Accident 19910818034669A: Cessna 180A, King Salmon, AK, August 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1991, 20:30 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9600° N, 158.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9600&lon=-158.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26CZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26CZ-2013-06-17) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 900 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910818034669A

## Narrative

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

NEAR ROTATION ON WATER TAKEOFF UPSET BY BOAT WAKE. ABORTED BUT WING HIT WATER BEFORE STOPPING.

## 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 ANC91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA127), Aug 19, 1991: Cessna 180A (N26CZ), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER.

## Other reports on N26CZ (1)

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

- [Accident 20110819019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110819019149A), Aug 19, 2011: Cessna 180A (N26CZ), Talarik Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was taking off to the east on water, and the wind switched to a tail wind at rotation causing the aircraft to settle onto tundra and nose over. Pilot…

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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