- Date
- August 22, 1975
- Place
- Delta Junction, AK · DELTA JUNCTION, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1714CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151009
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3321 75/8/22 NR.DELTA JUNCTION,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1830 N1714C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 51, 21800 TOTAL HOURS, 21 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELTA JUNCTION,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- ATTMPTD TKOF ARND BEND IN RIVER. FLOAT HIT GRAVEL BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1714C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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