- Date
- June 26, 1988, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Big River, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9939VCessna 180H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880626025579A
- Case key
- 5014
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s)Cause
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Analysis
While taxiing on the lake the aircraft's right float struck a log causing the aircraft's left wing to strike the water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9939V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051791
- Airframe hours
- 966
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arron Downing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 17, 1988 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- Finger Lake, AK
- Destination
- Big River Lake, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 2,910 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °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.
Other investigations on N9939V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.