- Date
- September 1, 1973
- Place
- Port Heiden, AK · PORT HEIDEN, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9781GCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730901033549A
- Case key
- 188200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3270 73/9/1 NR.PORT HEIDEN,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N9781G PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 39, 13000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 230 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT HEIDEN,ALAS KING SALMON,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.ABORTED TKOF FOR UNDET REASON.RAN OFF CINDER BAR INTO RAVINE.RCVRD 9/2/73
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9781G
- 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.