- Date
- July 1, 1978
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2978ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780701016879A
- Case key
- 140262
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3222 78/7/1 BETHEL,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, UNK/NR TIME - 2100 N2978A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANGER LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2978A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanger Lake
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2978A · 2
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