- Date
- October 26, 1973
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3160DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731026036849A
- Case key
- 188353
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3068 73/10/26 ANCHORAGE,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3401 TIME - 1435 N3160D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 487 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM CURVING CITY STREET.L WG HIT SMALL TREES & SHED. CRASHED ON FROZEN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3160D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Anchorage Intl
N3160DRegistration cancelled May 24, 2012 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine 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.