- Date
- September 30, 1983, 14:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1582CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830930052619A
- Case key
- 4177
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Analysis
The acft crashed shortly after takeoff in a forced landing after the engine lost power. The weather was VMC with the temperature at 53 degrees f and the dew point at 41 degrees f. the acft lost power at about 200 ft AGL and the pilot attempted an emergency landing. The acft came to rest 220 ft past the departure end of the rwy. Just before stopping theacft collided with a pick-up truck that was parked next to the arpt road. No evidence was found during the engine examination for the powerplant malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1582C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30282
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clarence R. Forbes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 9, 1983 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- Z-41 · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Lake Hood, runway 13, 2,500 × ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 835 total · 247 in this make and model · 231 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANC
FAA reports on this event · 1
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