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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Bethel, AK · September 4, 1991

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Date: September 4, 1991 · 18:20 local
Place: Bethel, AK
Airport: H Marker Lake
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N243P
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O470L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,280 total1,203 in this make and model328 in the last 90 days

N243PRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Cessna 180CS/N 50743 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 180C Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Wind shift on takeoff. Noted poor acceleration but continued. Lifted,settled into tundra on shore. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

WIND SHIFT ON TAKEOFF. NOTED POOR ACCELERATION BUT CONTINUED. LIFTED,SETTLED INTO TUNDRA ON SHORE. NOSED OVER.