- Date
- September 29, 1979
- Place
- Munson Island, AK · MUNSON ISLAND, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9941VCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790929031279A
- Case key
- 133480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2687 79/9/29 MUNSON ISLAND,AK CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 23000 TIME - 1400 N9941V PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEACH ON ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EMMONAK,AK RETURN MUNSON ISLAND,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 3500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH DRIFTWOOD ON BEACH DURING TAKEOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9941V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beach On Island
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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.