# Accident 19850727034429A: Cessna 180H, Anchorage, AK, July 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1985, 22:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.2202° N, 162.7809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2202&lon=-162.7809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71RD-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 26 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727034429A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFTOFF DUE TO DEPRESSION IN RUNWAY. UNABLE TO CORRECT DRIFT. STRUCK TIED DOWN AIRCRAFT WHILE ABORTING.

## 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 ANC85FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA136), Jul 28, 1985: Cessna 180H (N71RD), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71RD (1)

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

- [Accident 19740131001349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131001349A), Jan 31, 1974: Cessna 180H (N71RD), Empire, LA, Substantial damage. Float equipt. Lnd in shallow water,hit object. Plt inadvertently opened throttle.

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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