# NTSB ANC79DA079: Cessna 182, N914AV, Bornite, AK, August 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1979
- Place: Bornite, AK · BORNITE, AK
- Location: 67.0592° N, 156.9428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bornite, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.0592&lon=-156.9428&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3365  79/8/10    BORNITE,AK          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 10500
        TIME - 1835                    N914AV              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORNITE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BORNITE,AK                  FAIRBANKS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N914AV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N914AV), registered now, S/N 18255445, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bornite

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790810043709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810043709A), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna 182G, Bornite, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed off end of runway. Hit tree. Stopped inverted. Water in fuel.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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