# Accident 19930919036359A: Cessna 180A, Charlie Lake, AK, September 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: Charlie Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9209° N, 159.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9209&lon=-159.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9600B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9600B-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 475 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919036359A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR SHORE ON WATER TAKEOFF. PULLED BACK PROP CONTROL INSTEAD OF THROTTLE ABORTING TAKEOFF. HIT SHORE.

## 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 ANC93LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA187), Sep 20, 1993: Cessna 180A (N9600B), Charlie Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED HIS DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, AND DID NOT FOLLOW THE STANDARD PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES FOR THE ABORTED TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND…

## Other reports on N9600B (1)

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

- [Accident 19960405006249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960405006249A), Apr 5, 1996: Cessna 180A (N9600B), Big Lake, AK, Destroyed. Lost power on final. Landed short. Nosed over. Low fuel had unported. Placed plane upright. Exploded and burned.

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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