ANC71FAG01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180G · Anchorage, AK · June 17, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1971
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4635UCessna 180G
Status
Completed · report February 22, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201407

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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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3-2249  71/6/17    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 180G         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1119                    N4635U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  35, 3828 TOTAL HOURS, 17
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD SEAPLNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: GLASSY WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.GOT ON STEP,UNABLE TO LIFT OFF.CRASHED INTO SHORELINE.ALSO HIT PRKD ACFT,REGIST UNK.

Aircraft

Registration
N4635U
Reported as
Cessna 180G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Hood Seaplne

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.