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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180F · Arctic Village, AK · August 21, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1975
Place
Arctic Village, AK · ARCTIC VILLAGE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N48051Cessna 180F
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750821030289A
Case key
151012

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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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3-3323  75/8/21  NR.ARCTIC VILLAGE,AK  CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1594
        TIME - 0930                    N48051              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ARCTIC VILLAGE,AK            BARTER ISLAND,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- BOLT IN TAIL WHEEL ASSY FAILED,CAUSED RESTRICTION OF DWN ELEV TRAVEL. HIT ROCKS ON ABORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N48051
Reported as
Cessna 180F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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