- Date
- August 28, 1973
- Place
- Beluga Lake, AK · BELUGA LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1505CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730828035459A
- Case key
- 188808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3673 73/8/28 NR.BELUGA LAKE,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N1505C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 23, 1656 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 158 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELUGA LAKE,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- ACFT HIT TREES ON TKOFF END OF GRAVEL SAND BAR APPROX 850 LONG.PILOT CLAIMED DRAGGING RIGHT BRAKE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1505C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.