# Accident 19960629015561A: Cessna 180A, Anchorage, AK, June 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1996, 12:06 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2193° N, 149.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2193&lon=-149.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5020E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5020E-2019-03-04) (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: 20,000 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629015561A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE DEPARTED CANAL. NO CLEARANCE. STRUCK N5244Z THAT DEPARTED LAKE TOWARD CANAL.N5020E DEPARTED SCENE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5244Z, Cessna TU206G: [Accident 19960629015562A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629015562A)

## 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 ANC96LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA093), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 180 (N5020E), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the Cessna 180, N5020E, disregard of an air traffic control clearance/instruction to hold short. A factor in the accident was the failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual…

## Other reports on N5020E (1)

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

- [Incident 20171231023929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171231023929I), Dec 31, 2017: Cessna 180A (N5020E), Seward, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft was destroyed in unknown circumstances. ELT activated but airman notified coast guard that he was fine and required no assistance. Airman told FAA…

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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