# NTSB ANC79DAG89: Cessna 180H, N3448Y, Valdez, AK, August 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1979
- Place: Valdez, AK · VALDEZ, AK
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2308  79/8/25  NR.VALDEZ,AK          CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 244
        TIME - 1730                    N3448Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         VALDEZ,AK                    ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      58
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT EQUIPPED W FLOATS.WND GUSTING 7 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3448Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3448Y), registered now, S/N 18051948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790825025429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825025429A), Aug 25, 1979: Cessna 180H, Valdez, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted downwind water takeoff near shore. Right float caught. Aircraft struck shore. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N3448Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC69F0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0088), Jun 15, 1968: Cessna 180H (N3448Y), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

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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