- Date
- August 2, 1980
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4721UCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129265
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2835 80/8/2 NR.FAIRBANKS,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2030 N4721U PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 28, 1382 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARIBANKS,AK RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- SIM ENG FAILURE AFTR TKOF.FLOAT EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4721U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N4721U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC25LA088Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDelta Junction, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain a rate of climb sufficient to clear obstacles during takeoff, resulting in a collision with tree-covered terrain.NTSB ANC99LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKWater contamination of the fuel supply, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection to ensure all water was removed from the fuel supply. Factors in the accident were a wrinkle in the wing fuel tank bladder, and snow covered terrain.