- Date
- July 27, 1980
- Place
- Beluga, AK · BELUGA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N104NRCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800727031969A
- Case key
- 129088
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2347 80/7/27 NR.BELUGA,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 305 TIME - 0730 N104NR PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELUGA LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,AK RETURN BELUGA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.DRG TKOF FM LAKE,ACFT SWERVED AS PLT REACHED TO LWR FLAPS NR LIFT-OFF SPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N104NR
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beluga Lake
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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.