- Date
- September 15, 1972
- Place
- Chefornak, AK · CHEFORNAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9077MCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168286
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3597 72/9/15 CHEFORNAK,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N9077M PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 50, 5050 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEFORNAK SPB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,ALAS BETHEL,ALAS CHEFORNAK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- LOW TIDE.HIT SANDBAR,VEERED,HIT RIVER BANK AFTR LIFT-OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9077M
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chefornak Spb