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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Montague Island, AK · November 6, 1983

Date
November 6, 1983 · 17:00 local
Place
Montague Island, AK
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3311D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84LA014
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
812 total39 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Ground looped after aborting an attempted beach takeoff. Brakes ineffective due to being wet. A crosswind factor.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED AFTER ABORTING AN ATTEMPTED BEACH TAKEOFF. BRAKES INEFFECTIVE DUE TO BEING WET. A CROSSWIND FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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