# Accident 19830430019669A: Cessna 180E, Kenai, AK, April 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&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 180E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 20 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430019669A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. TAIL WAS TOO HIGH ON INITIAL RUN. MAY HAVE HIT THE BRAKES TRYING TOO CORRECT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2661Y (2)

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

- [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.
- [Accident 19800921044379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921044379A), Sep 21, 1980: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to poor visibility. Lost control, nosed up off runway. Emergency medivac flight.

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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