- Date
- November 16, 1969
- Place
- Kwigillingok, AK · KWIGILLINGOK, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2733XCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180805
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2745 69/11/16 NR.KWIGILLINGOK,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N2733X PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 29, 3770 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KUSIELUK,ALAS BETHEL,ALAS KWIGILLINGOK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ICY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT 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 10 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 340 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL STRUCK SNOWBANK AT END OF FROZEN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2733X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2733XRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Cessna 180HAirframe modelCessna 180HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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