- Date
- July 10, 1986, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kvichak, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5159ECessna 180B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860710035399A
- Case key
- 4705
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 - on ground/water
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Airspeed - inadequateCause
Rotation - prematureCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
Analysis
The plt attempted to become airborne without sufficient airspeed after noticing that there was not enough rwy remaining to complete the takeoff. The acft mushed and one of the main gears contacted a dirt bank. A loss of directional control resulted and the acft traveled through an area of brush.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5159E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50459
- Airframe hours
- 3,190
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward G. Brock
- Registered owner
- Frederick A. Reynolds
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1986 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 9Z7 · Kvichak, AK
- Airport
- Kvichak, runway 36, 1,200 × ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 3 in this make and model · 180 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 39 °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.