# Accident 19800921044379A: Cessna 180, Mccarthy, AK, September 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1980
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Airport: Mccarthy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4378° N, 142.9025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MCCARTHY (15Z), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4378&lon=-142.9025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2661Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2661Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 320 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAH14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921044379A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. LOST CONTROL, NOSED UP OFF RUNWAY. EMERGENCY MEDIVAC FLIGHT.

## 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 ANC80DAH14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH14), Sep 21, 1980: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Mccarthy, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2661Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19830430019669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430019669A), Apr 30, 1983: Cessna 180E (N2661Y), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over on the takeoff roll. Tail was too high on initial run. May have hit the brakes trying too correct.
- [Accident 19810218007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810218007819A), Feb 18, 1981: Cessna 180E (N2661Y), Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed in trees. Failed to visually check fuel prior to departure.

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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