- Date
- July 27, 1985, 22:00 local (Jul 28, 1985, 06:00 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N71RDCessna 180H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850727034429A
- Case key
- 4423
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot attempted to takeoff uphill from a short airstrip with a steep incline during a no wind condition. The airplane drifted off the centerline after liftoff and struck three parked airplanes before hitting trees and turning over. Uphill takoffs are not authorized at this privately owned airstrip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71RD
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052214
- Airframe hours
- 2,253
- Engine
- Continental O-470 SERIES, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George Edward Bagwell
- Registered owner
- Lillian M. Bagwell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- Z38 · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- GKN · Gulkana, AK
- Airport
- Z38 · O'Malley, runway 34, 1,800 × 70 ft, gravel
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,320 total · 26 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 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 N71RD · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.