- Date
- March 10, 1982, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9464CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820310003369A
- Case key
- 71624
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Analysis
The pilot reported there was no wind on the ground. However,immediately after takeoff he encountered a downdraft which would not allow him to clear trees at the end of the airstrip. Takeoff was on runway 5.wind reported by farewell,AK,located 19MI nw of the accident site,was 240/15.tatitna is an abandoned,non-maintained strip in mountainous terrain. There were nine unsecured dogs onboard.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9464C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31862
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- Continental O-470J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fredrick D Herman
- Registered owner
- Fredrick D Herman
- Departed
- 73 East Mcgrath, AK
- Destination
- MCG · Mcgrath, AK
- Airport
- Tatitna Airstrip, runway 5, 1,500 × 50 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.