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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Redoubt Bay, AK · September 25, 1989

Date
September 25, 1989 · 10:45 local
Place
Redoubt Bay, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N180KA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89LA174
Reported as
Cessna 180H
Reported engine
Continental O470C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,975 total700 in this make and model130 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.

Tried to depart a soft sod tall grass strip with full load. Lifted off then settled into gulley and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO DEPART A SOFT SOD TALL GRASS STRIP WITH FULL LOAD. LIFTED OFF THEN SETTLED INTO GULLEY AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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