- Date
- May 4, 1973
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7808ACessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730504011659A
- Case key
- 190701
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1035 73/5/4 NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS CESSNA 180A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 236 TIME - 2015 N7808A PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAND BAR ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY TERRAIN - SANDY REMARKS- ATTMPTD TKOF FROM 1200 FT OF 1600 FT SAND BAR WITH SOFT SURFACE.ACFT HEAVY,HAD CASTER TYPE GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7808A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7808ARegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna 180AAirframe modelCessna 180AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.