- Date
- August 22, 1982, 19:00 local (Aug 23, 1982, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kodiak, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N60460Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820822064469A
- Case key
- 71286
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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.
Analysis
The pilot took off from a gravel bar that was surrounded by higher terrain. Reportedly, the wind was calm until after lift-off, then a strong crosswind was encountered as the plane cleared higher terrain. The pilot reported that the plane was hit by the crosswind and was pushed into a tree top.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60460
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070323
- Airframe hours
- 3,952
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Basham
- Registered owner
- Robert Basham
- Departed
- Kodiak, AK
- Destination
- Kodiak, AK
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 627 total · 590 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
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 N60460 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.