- Date
- August 17, 1984, 20:30 local (Aug 18, 1984, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9062MCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840817043249A
- Case key
- 4224
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he was taking off to the southeast & the acft was on the step when a x-wind hit, lifting the right wing. He said the left wing then hit the water, spinning the acft to the left & the nose hit the water. The acft went over on its back & sank in 20 ft of water. The plt reported that the wind was variable from south to southwest at 13 gusting 15 to 18 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9062M
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052162
- Airframe hours
- 717
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ben Miles
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 9, 1984 · 64 hours before
- Airport
- LDH · Lake Hood
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 122 total · 40 in this make and model · 77 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N9062M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.