ANC67A0046

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · November 27, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 27, 1966
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4576BCessna 180
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119425

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4347  66/11/27 NR.ANCHORAGE ALAS     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1846
        TIME - 0930                    N4576B              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 580 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED HEAVY-LOAD T/O FROM 1800 FT FROZEN SWAMP IN SOFT SNOW. ACFT STRUCK BRUSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N4576B
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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