# Accident 19930519017079A: Cessna 180H, Ketchikan, AK, May 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1993, 14:07 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan Harbor Spb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6100° N, 131.5795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6100&lon=-131.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8237V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237V-2003-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930519017079A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES AN ACCELERATED STALL OCCURRED IN A STEEP CLIMBING TURNOUT. LEVELED WITH HIGH SINK RATE. PANCAKED ON WATER

## 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 ANC93LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA066), May 19, 1993: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

## Other reports on N8237V (2)

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

- [Accident 19810802084249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802084249A), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Hit sandbar and flipped over while landing seaplane on river.
- [Accident 19731201039229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201039229A), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Tillacum, WA, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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