# NTSB ANC82DAG39: Cessna 180, N3125C, Rush Lake, AK, August 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: August 3, 1982, 22:00 local (Aug 4, 1982, 06:00 UTC)
- Place: Rush Lake, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DAG39
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72435/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG39

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3125C-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 30924, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30924
- Airframe hours: 4028
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820803036219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803036219A), Aug 3, 1982: Cessna 180, Sutton, AK, Destroyed. Float plane hit rising terrain during 180 degree turn by pilot after takeoff from lake. Incorrect use of flaps.

## Other investigations on N3125C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC70F0063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70F0063), Sep 7, 1969: Cessna 180 (N3125C), Gakona, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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