# Accident 19930703022189A: Cessna 180J, Delta Junction, AK, July 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6994° N, 144.8893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6994&lon=-144.8893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74CG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74CG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,893 total, 114 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703022189A

## Narrative

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

HIT LOG AND TREES ON SHORE AFTER ABORTING WATER TAKEOFF. BLAMED WINDSHIFT FOR LACK OF LIFT.

## 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 ANC93LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA110), Jul 3, 1993: Cessna 180J (N74CG), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. THE TREES WERE A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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