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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Berners Bay, AK · October 20, 1991

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Date: October 20, 1991 · 17:00 local
Place: Berners Bay, AK
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4693B
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O470J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 410 total286 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N4693BRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 31591 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Turning to take off on beach a wheel dug into sand and aircraft nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

TURNING TO TAKE OFF ON BEACH A WHEEL DUG INTO SAND AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.