- Date
- August 3, 1982, 22:00 local (Aug 4, 1982, 06:00 UTC)
- Place
- Rush Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3125CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820803036219A
- Case key
- 72435
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - risingFactor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Analysis
The float-equipped acft failed to clear rising terrain after taking off from Rush Lake. The pilot stated that the enginewas developing full power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3125C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30924
- Airframe hours
- 4,028
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Robt T. Kran
- Registered owner
- Robt T. Kran
- Departed
- Rush Lake, AK
- Destination
- Anchorage, AK
N3125CRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,288 total · 343 in this make and model · 1,084 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
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 N3125C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.