# Accident 19930731027709A: Cessna 180, Sparrevohn, AK, July 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1993, 18:05 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Airport: Sparrevohn Afs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9201° N, 159.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9201&lon=-159.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3680C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3680C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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 O470A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,748 total, 76 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731027709A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING, CARIBOU RAN IN PATH. BALLOONED OVER ANIMAL. CAME DOWN. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC93LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA132), Aug 1, 1993: Cessna 180 (N3680C), Sparrevohn, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE ANIMAL ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3680C (3)

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

- [Accident 19930206002139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930206002139A), Feb 6, 1993: Cessna 180 (N3680C), Elmendorf Afb, AK, Substantial damage. Tore landing gear box out of fuselage of ski equipped aircraft during a fast turn for a running takeoff.
- [Accident 19900826036529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826036529A), Aug 26, 1990: Cessna 180A (N3680C), Lime Village, AK, Substantial damage. Allowed a wing to come up on crosswind takeoff. Right main gear and elevator struck rocks. Was able to stay airborne
- [Incident 19781225020769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781225020769I), Dec 25, 1978: Cessna 180 (N3680C), Park Rapids, MN, Minor damage. During runup on ice and snow covered area, airplane slid forward into a taxiway light.

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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