- Date
- May 4, 1976
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N91303Cessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760504014029A
- Case key
- 153465
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0885 76/5/4 NR.BETHEL,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5250 TIME - 1510 N91303 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1502 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,AK NAPAKIAK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- L SKI HIT RUT CAUSED BY OVR FLOW ON FROZEN RIVER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91303
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N91303Registration cancelled Oct 25, 2004 · Cessna 180HAirframe modelCessna 180HEngine 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.
Other investigations on N91303 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC03LA067Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAnchor Point, AKAn in-flight collision with water for an undetermined reason.NTSB ANC01LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIliamna, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was uneven terrain.