# Accident 19930127001239A: Cessna 180E, Riggins, ID, January 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Riggins, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3903° N, 116.4701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3903&lon=-116.4701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8691X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8691X-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930127001239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES ON INITIAL CLIMB. IMPACTED ON HIGHWAY. STRONG TAILWIND BREEZE.

## 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 SEA93LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA057), Jan 28, 1993: Cessna 180E (N8691X), Riggins, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED FOR TAKEOFF FROM A SHORT STRIP IN TAILWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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