# Accident 19930730029549A: Cessna 180, Skwentna, AK, July 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9303° N, 151.7302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9303&lon=-151.7302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5076E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5076E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,530 total, 6 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930730029549A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR LEFT RUNWAY TURNING FOR TAKEOFF. ENTERED DITCH OFF EDGE RUNWAY. GEAR COLLAPSED. WING HIT BANK.

## 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 ANC93LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA149), Jul 30, 1993: Cessna 180 (N5076E), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPALNE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DITCH ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5076E (1)

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

- [Accident 19780801018329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801018329A), Aug 1, 1978: Cessna 180E (N5076E), AK, Substantial damage

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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