- Date
- November 18, 1970
- Place
- Eureka, AK · EUREKA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2968ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159239
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4187 70/11/18 EUREKA,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 228 TIME - 1700 N2968A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUREKA,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISC-PLT BLINDED BY HEADLTS OF ONCOMING VEHICLE. REMARKS- RWY PARALLEL TO HIWAY. SAW LTS AT LIFT OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2968A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eureka
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