# NTSB ANC83FA096: Cessna 180, N2483F, Anchorage, AK, June 10, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 10, 1983, 11:55 local (19:55 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.17905, -149.880096 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1790&lon=-149.8801&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83FA096
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4030/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA096

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff

## Analysis

THE PLT OF THE FLOAT PLANE REPORTED THAT HE INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF FROM LAKE HOOD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST WITH A 'CANAL OPTION.' HE STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF, HE PULLED THE ACFT INTO THE AIR BEFORE REACHING THE CANAL, THEN STARTED A LEFT TURN TOWARD THE CANAL. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT SETTLED (REPORTEDLY, THE LEFT WING STALLED). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING, THEN THE RIGHT, HIT THE WATER & BOTH WERE DAMAGED. AT THAT TIME, THE PLT REDUCED THE POWER & WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE SHORE. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 200 DEG AT 13 GUSTING 20 KTS. THE PLT INDICATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF CALM AIR AS HE LIFTED OFF. REPORTEDLY, THIS WAS AN AREA THAT WAS FREQUENTLY SHELTERED FROM SOUTHERLY WINDS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2483F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2483F), registered now, S/N 18051685, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18051685
- Airframe hours: 4676
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James  Mark Tovsen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 7, 1982, 36 hours before
- Airport: LHD, Lake Hood

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 303 total, 28 in this make and model, 251 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 13 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ANC, 2 nm away

## 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 19830610024669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830610024669A), Jun 10, 1983: Cessna 180H, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Left wing stalled on liftoff while negotiating a downwind left turn on a water takeoff. Both wings hit the water.

## Other investigations on N2483F (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 ANC88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA128), Sep 7, 1988: Cessna 180H (N2483F), Figure 8 Lake, 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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