ANC76AA061

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Yakutat, AK · January 10, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 10, 1976
Place
Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9744GCessna 180
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760110000739A
Case key
152599

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0044  76/1/10    YAKUTAT,AK          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2105
        TIME - 1500                    N9744G              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 861 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKUTAT,AK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      32
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID ENG FALTERED ABT LIFT OFF PT. HIT ICE CAKES. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N9744G
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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