- Date
- June 4, 1973
- Place
- Newtok, AK · NEWTOK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2794XCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730604016879A
- Case key
- 189999
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2224 73/6/4 NR.NEWTOK,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 6100 TIME - 1350 N2794X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWTOK,ALAS BETHEL,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.TKOF FM A LAKE 83NM WEST OF NEWTOK.NSED OVR IN TUNDRA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2794X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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