# Accident 20110913026939A: Cessna 180, Ambler, AK, September 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ambler, AK
- Airport: Ambler
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.5358° N, 155.0053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.5358&lon=-155.0053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9019C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9019C) (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 MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110913026939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DEPARTING A GRAVEL BAR DOWNWIND AND ROLLED INTO THE NOATAK RIVER FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO IT'S BACK DAMAGING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ANC11CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA102), Sep 13, 2011: Cessna 180 (N9019C), Ambler, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N9019C (1)

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

- [Incident 19790205005379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790205005379I), Feb 5, 1979: Cessna 180 (N9019C), Dunkirk, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed up while executing a 180 degree turn.

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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