- Date
- September 14, 1978
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8670XCessna 180E
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780914028319A
- Case key
- 139449
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4067 78/9/14 NR.ANCHORAGE,AK CESSNA 180E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 808 TIME - 0900 N8670X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 408 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH LANDING AREA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK KENAI,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8670X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bush Landing Area
N8670XRegistration cancelled Oct 24, 2013 · Cessna 180EAirframe modelCessna 180EEngine 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.