- Date
- June 3, 1981
- Place
- Chelatna Lk, AK · CHELATNA LK, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3165DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810603035919A
- Case key
- 126690
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0355 81/6/3 NR.CHELATNA LK,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N3165D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 46, 1485 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 355 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHELATNA LK,AK BIRCHWOOD-CHUGACH,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD T/O FRM SHORELINE OF CREEK,NOTED R BRAKE BLEEDER VALVE BROKEN DRNG PRIOR LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3165D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Creek
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.