# Accident 20040711013229A: Cessna 180J, Bettles, AK, July 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2004, 13:12 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Bettles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.9153° N, 151.5281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9153&lon=-151.5281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888FF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,511 total, 800 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040711013229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC OF N888FF WITH 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD @ BETTLES SEAPLANE BASE ON 07/11/2004. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE FOUR TAKEOFF ATTEMPTS AT BETTLES SEAPLANE BASE. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC04CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA076), Jul 11, 2004: Cessna 180J (N888FF), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control and in-flight collision with terrain. Factors contributing to the…

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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