- Date
- October 3, 1985, 16:30 local (Oct 4, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Beluga, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2181NCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19851003048999A
- Case key
- 4752
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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.
Analysis
The student plt attempted takeoff from am unimproved, overgrown river bed. He stated he paced off the distance availablefor takeoff and it was too short, however, he decided to takeoff anyway. The acft impacted alders and a stream bank just as it was lifting off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2181N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13619
- Airframe hours
- 2,305
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dick R. Stock
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1984 · 65 hours before
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 64 total · 64 in this make and model · 29 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °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 N2181N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.