# NTSB ANC69A0062: Cessna 180, N9758B, Sheldons Pt, AK, June 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1969
- Place: Sheldons Pt, AK · SHELDONS PT, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1511  69/6/14    SHELDONS PT,ALAS    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5000
        TIME - 1120                    N9758B              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 870 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      45
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WATER T/O RUN,FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE PRIOR TO STRIKING LAKE BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9758B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9758B-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 50056 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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