- Date
- September 8, 1985, 17:00 local (Sep 9, 1985, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Farewell, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3657CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850908047209A
- Case key
- 4563
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Aircraft weight and balance - excessiveCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Judgment - poorCause
Overconfidence in aircraft's abilityFactor
Performance data - disregardedCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Overconfidence in aircraft's abilityFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Acft failed to gain alt & crashed on takeoff from gravel bar weight & balance. CG, & winds were questionable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3657C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31155
- Engine
- Continental O-470-A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert R. Guindon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 24, 1985 · 40 hours before
- Destination
- Z16 · Wasilla, AK
N3657CRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2012 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 130 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N3657C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.