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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Daneka Lake, AK · July 23, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 23, 1975
Place
Daneka Lake, AK · DANEKA LAKE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9042MCessna 180
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750723025229A
Case key
150575

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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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3-3174  75/7/23    DANEKA LAKE,AK      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N9042M              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            38, 4766 TOTAL HOURS, 283
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANEKA LAKE,AK              CANTWELL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- FLOAT HIT SANDBAR. ACFT NOSED INTO LAKE SHORE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9042M
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N9042M · 1

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