# Accident 19930905033049A: Cessna 180A, Sweet Lucy Lake, AK, September 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sweet Lucy Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N180TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905033049A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO WATER TAXI IN SEVERE SURFACE WIND. DRAGGED A WING AND FLIPPED OVER. FLOAT EQUIPPED 180 SANK.

## 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 ANC93LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA169), Sep 6, 1993: Cessna 180 (N180TM), Sweet Lucy Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N180TM (2)

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

- [Accident 20120427008369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427008369A), Apr 27, 2012: Cessna 180A (N180TM), Willows, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting to start the aircraft with the intent to fly. The engine stuck on a compression stroke of a cylinder. The pilot exited the aircraft and…
- [Accident 20020911026999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020911026999A), Sep 11, 2002: Cessna 180A (N180TM), AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Marchbanks indicated that due to the rising tide he was going to relocate the aircraft to another landing strip. On his takeoff run he encountered a…

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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