- Date
- July 5, 1969
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2962ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166471
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3169 69/7/5 ANCHORAGE,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1843 TIME - 1315 N2962A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD SPB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS WILLOW,ALAS 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- ROPES HOLDING MATERIAL TIED TO FLOAT STRUTS CAME LOOSE,CAUSED INCREASED DRAG. HIT PARKED ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2962A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Hood Spb
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