# Accident 19950910028309A: Cessna 180A, Glennallen, AK, September 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1995, 10:00 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1007° N, 145.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1007&lon=-145.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94259-2015-04-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910028309A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPART CHOPPY LAKE. IMPACTS CAUSED A FLOAT TO FILL WITH WATER. ROLLED OVER. INJURED ON RESCUE. PLANE 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 ANC95LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA164), Sep 10, 1995: Cessna 180A (N94259), Glennallen, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for takeoff. The water condition with large waves/swells was a related factor.

## Other reports on N94259 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801128084839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801128084839I), Nov 28, 1980: Cessna 180 (N94259), Mc Carthy, AK, Minor damage. Pilot misjudged snow depth. Landed with wheels, aircraft went over on its back.

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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