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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Cordova, AK · August 23, 1981

Date: August 23, 1981 · 17:00 local
Place: Cordova, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N61537
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC81DAG68
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O470U
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,970 total57 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N61537Registered now · Cessna 180KS/N 18052780 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 180K Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot attempted takeoff on water downwind and into current. Takeoff aborted too late. Hit trees and brush on shore.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON WATER DOWNWIND AND INTO CURRENT. TAKEOFF ABORTED TOO LATE. HIT TREES AND BRUSH ON SHORE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC81DAG68Accident · No injuriesClosedCordova, AKAug 23, 1981 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N61537 · 2

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

Incident 19890407019689IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Valdez, AKLeft wheel locked on landing rollout. Aircraft turned left 90 degrees and stopped. Inside wheel bolts had sheared.Apr 7, 1989 Accident 19870312005959ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cordova, AKThe aircraft veered off the side of the runway striking two parked aircraft. No evidence of mechanical malfunction.Mar 12, 1987 · Substantial damage