# NTSB ANC75AA055: Cessna 180H, N9043M, English Bay, AK, February 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1975
- Place: English Bay, AK · ENGLISH BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0177  75/2/21    ENGLISH BAY,AK      CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2674
        TIME - 1515                    N9043M              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENGLISH BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENGLISH BAY,AK              HOMER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           34                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ICE COVERED RUTS ON RWY.GUSTING TO 10K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9043M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043M-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 18052143, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: English Bay

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750221003699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750221003699A), Feb 21, 1975: Cessna 180H, English Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Ice covered ruts on rwy. Gusting to 10K.

## Other investigations on N9043M (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC82DAG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG27), May 23, 1982: Cessna 180 (N9043M), N. Cordova, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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