# Accident 19960819023249A: Cessna 180, Duxbury, MN, August 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1996, 15:15 local time
- Place: Duxbury, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0104° N, 92.9307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0104&lon=-92.9307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2814A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2814A-2013-05-08) (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: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819023249A

## Narrative

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

WATER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON SHORE, ABORTED AND TURNED. WING STALLED. WING AND FLOAT HIT. PLANE SANK. (-23) ON AUGUST 19, 1996 N2814A, CE-180 PILOTED BY OWNER DAVID LEE AFRICANO, PVT., CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM BIG TAMARAK LAKE, NEAR PINE CITY, MN. PILOT CLAIMED NO MECHANICAL, IN WHICH FIELD INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED. WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS 22/21. VIDEO SHOWS LIGHT RAIN. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE.

## 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 CHI96LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA307), Aug 19, 1996: Cessna 180 (N2814A), Duxbury, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed.

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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