# Accident 20230810012219A: Cessna 180J, Chaka River, AK, August 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2023, 12:10 local time
- Place: Chaka River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9437° N, 150.4047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9437&lon=-150.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42610, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 390 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230810012219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING ON TAKEOFF ROLL POSSIBLY DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING.  PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT TO SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY.   AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, AND VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS.

## 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 ANC23LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA062), Aug 10, 2023: Cessna 180J (N42610), Chaka Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power as a result of carburetor ice. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of…

## Other reports on N42610 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790120001239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001239A), Jan 20, 1979: Cessna 180F (N42610), Venice, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft's wing struck bank on attempted float-plane water takeoff.

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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