ANC69F0113

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180E · Pt Barrow, AK · April 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1969
Place
Pt Barrow, AK · PT BARROW, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2722XCessna 180E
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188260

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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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3-0969  69/4/11    PT BARROW,ALAS      CESSNA 180E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1023                    N2722X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  49, 10754 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            361 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PT.BARROW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FRONT SEAT STOP AND LOCK SCREW MISSING FROM THE PLT SEAT/ATTACHING RAIL ASSEMBLY.SEAT SLID BACK.

Aircraft

Registration
N2722X
Reported as
Cessna 180E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pt.Barrow

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.