ANC73DAG40

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180C · Paxson, AK · September 7, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1972
Place
Paxson, AK · PAXSON, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9333TCessna 180C
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168292

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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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3-3462   72/9/7    PAXSON,ALAS         CESSNA 180C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 16000
        TIME - 1700                    N9333T              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNNAMED LAKE,ALAS           MEIR LAKE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD,TKOF FRM SMALL LAKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9333T
Reported as
Cessna 180C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mankomen Lake

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.