# NTSB ANC86LA045: Cessna 180-H, N700HJ, Cordova, AK, April 14, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 14, 1986, 07:56 local (11:56 UTC)
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Coordinates: 60.790481, -145.609558 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7905&lon=-145.6096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC86LA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4651/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA045

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - snow (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LIFT OFF FROM THE WATER, THE LEFT WING TIP CAUGHT THE WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL AND SINK. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 060 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING 35 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N700HJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700HJ-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N 18051877, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180-H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18051877
- Airframe hours: 2253
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Michael T. Crawley
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 9, 1986, 65 hours before
- Destination: PORT ETCHES, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 514 total, 502 in this make and model, 447 as pilot in command, 81 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 15 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860414011819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414011819A), Apr 14, 1986: Cessna STC180, Cordova, AK, Destroyed. After liftoff,gusty winds caused the wingtip to drag and cartwheel the floatplane. It then sank in 50 feet of water.

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.

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