# NTSB ANC80DAG03: Cessna 180H, N9941V, Munson Island, AK, September 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1979
- Place: Munson Island, AK · MUNSON ISLAND, AK
- Location: 62.5550° N, 164.9053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Munson Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5550&lon=-164.9053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9941V), registered now, S/N 18051793 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Beach On Island

## 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 19790929031279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929031279A), Sep 29, 1979: Cessna 180, Munson Island, AK, Substantial damage. Vision obscured by rain on windshield on takeoff roll. Veered off strip. Hit logs, slid over bank.

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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