- Date
- July 16, 1966
- Place
- Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9737BCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121306
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3827 66/7/16 KODIAK ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 622 TIME - 0828 N9737B PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KODIAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLASTIC FOAM USED TO FILL FLOATS ABSORBED LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER.EXCESS WT.REDUCED ACFT PERFORMANCE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9737B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kodiak
N9737BRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2017 · Cessna 180AAirframe modelCessna 180AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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