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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · September 3, 1979

Date
September 3, 1979 · 21:45 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N42372
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAH01
Reported as
Cessna 180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
244 total7 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made night water takeoff. Seat slid backwards during climb out. Over controlled. Hit trees on shoreline.

As the FAA filed it

MADE NIGHT WATER TAKEOFF. SEAT SLID BACKWARDS DURING CLIMB OUT. OVER CONTROLLED. HIT TREES ON SHORELINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.