# Accident 19941001047239A: Cessna 180, Aniak, AK, October 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1993° N, 158.6001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1993&lon=-158.6001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2707X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2707X-2017-02-21) (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 O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,700 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941001047239A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART ROUGH POT HOLE STRIP. VEERED OFF EDGE RUNWAY INTO WILLOWS. TOO LATE ABORT. RAN OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC95LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA002), Oct 1, 1994: Cessna 180 (N2707X), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY'S SURFACE.

## Other reports on N2707X (1)

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

- [Accident 19970723023549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970723023549A), Jul 23, 1997: Cessna 180 (N2707X), Umiat, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported an uneventful landing had been completed on a 3,000 foot long gravel bar. While taxiing to a parking area, the right main landing gear…

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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