# Accident 20010307039609A: Cessna 180, Ophir, AK, March 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ophir, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9196° N, 159.4891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9196&lon=-159.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9383C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9383C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010307039609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 07, 2001 A WHEEL SKI EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 N9383C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKE OFF FROM THE RIVER AT OPHIR, ALASKA. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKE-OFF TO THE SOUTH AND DID NOT REACH FLYING SPEED UNTIL HE WAS ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE RIVER BANK. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TOPS OF SEVERAL JACK SPRUCE TREES AND LOST FLYING SPEED, SETTLING INTO THE SNOW. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT HURT. PILOT NOTED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 30 DEGREES, MAKING THE SNOW VERY SOFT AND STICKY.

## 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 ANC01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA041), Mar 7, 2001: Cessna 180 (N9383C), Ophir, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his inadequate preflight planning/preparation resulting in a collision with trees during the initial climb. Factors in the accident were…

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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