# NTSB ANC80DAH14: Cessna 180, N2661Y, Mccarthy, AK, September 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1980
- Place: Mccarthy, AK · MCCARTHY, AK
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAH14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH14

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3109  80/9/21    MCCARTHY,AK         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1100
        TIME - 2200                    N2661Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARTHY NO.2
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCARTHY,AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        REMARKS- PLT DECIDED VIS NOT GOOD ENOUGH DRG NGT TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2661Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2661Y), registered now, S/N 18051161, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (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: Mccarthy No.2

## 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 19800921044379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921044379A), Sep 21, 1980: Cessna 180, Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to poor visibility. Lost control, nosed up off runway. Emergency medivac flight.

## Other investigations on N2661Y (5)

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 ANC83FAG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAG08), May 1, 1983: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Kenai, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG28), Feb 18, 1981: Cessna 180E (N2661Y), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0119), Sep 14, 1966: Cessna 180E (N2661Y), Hanksville, UT, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN66D0194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0194), Jan 10, 1966: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Witerocks, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65D0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0031), Mar 11, 1965: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Vernal, UT, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.