# Accident 19950923039189A: Cessna 180, Craig, AK, September 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Craig, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.4606° N, 132.8300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.4606&lon=-132.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9208C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9208C) (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 O470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950923039189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK UNKNOWN OBJECT DURING PLOW ROUGH WATER TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO ASSES DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING AND TAIL.

## 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 ANC95LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA176), Sep 23, 1995: Cessna 180 (N9208C), Craig, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi/takeoff area.

## Other reports on N9208C (1)

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

- [Incident 19940611015239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940611015239I), Jun 11, 1994: Cessna 180 (N9208C), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Departing lake just at liftoff floats hit shore. Landed on tundra. Impact broke engine mount and wrinkled cowling.

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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