# NTSB ANC86LA112: Cessna 180B, N5159E, Kvichak, AK, July 10, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 10, 1986, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Kvichak, AK
- Location: 58.9694° N, 156.9306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kvichak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.9694&lon=-156.9306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC86LA112
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4705/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA112

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - rotation - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50459
- Airframe hours: 3190
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 27; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860710035399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860710035399A), Jul 10, 1986: Cessna 180B, Kvichak, AK, Substantial damage. Slow takeoff roll on a soft sand runway. Could not get airborne. Hit dirt bank at runways end. Went through brush.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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