- Date
- July 30, 1981
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N555FCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810730046619A
- Case key
- 124527
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1833 81/7/30 NR.CORDOVA,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 799 TIME - 1813 N555F PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELTER BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORDOVA,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- AFTER LIFT-OFF,HIT TALL GRASS,LOST AIPSPEED,SETTLE IN SOFT MUD IN TIDAL ZONE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N555F
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shelter Bay
N555FRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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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.
Other investigations on N555F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.