# NTSB ANC80DAG40: Cessna 182, N8492S, Kwethluk, AK, April 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1980
- Place: Kwethluk, AK · KWETHLUK, AK
- Location: 60.7936° N, 161.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kwethluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7936&lon=-161.4308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1568   80/4/3    KWETHLUK,AK         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 448
        TIME - 2030                    N8492S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 277 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KWETHLUK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KWETHLUK,AK                 TUNTUTULIAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8492S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8492S), registered now, S/N 18256592, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Kwethluk

## 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 19800403007879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403007879A), Apr 3, 1980: Cessna 182H, Kwenthluk, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on muddy strip. Wheels hit soft spot. Airplane veered off runway near liftoff speed.

## Other investigations on N8492S (3)

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 DEN68D0128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0128), Oct 25, 1967: Cessna 182H (N8492S), Socorro, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0260), Apr 30, 1967: Cessna 182 (N8492S), Taos, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0356), Jun 12, 1966: Cessna 182H (N8492S), Albuquerque, NM, 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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