# NTSB ANC63A0073: Beech C18S, N5080K, Peard Bay, AK, May 17, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1963
- Place: Peard Bay, AK · PEARD BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC63A0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC63A0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0035  63/5/17    PEARD BAY,ALAS      BEECH C18S          CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 3518
        TIME - 1900                    N5080K              PX-  0  0  7                            TOTAL HOURS, 184 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIZ C
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RNWY THAWING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5080K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5080K-1965-04-28), registration cancelled 1965-04-28, S/N 7185 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Liz C

## Other investigations on N5080K (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 ANC62A0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC62A0025), Jul 5, 1962: Beech C18S (N5080K), Clear Afbase, AK, substantial damage

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.

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