# NTSB ANC86LAG01: Cessna 140, N2181N, Beluga, AK, October 4, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: October 3, 1985, 16:30 local (Oct 4, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&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): 4752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC86LAG01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4752/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LAG01

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - inadequate (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181N-2000-01-06), registration cancelled 2000-01-06, S/N 13619 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 13619
- Airframe hours: 2305
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19851003048999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003048999A), Oct 3, 1985: Cessna 140, Cole River, AK, Substantial damage. Wheels struck trees after liftoff from unimproved rough short runway. Impacted stream bank. No student endorsement.

## Other investigations on N2181N (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC67D0301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0301), Oct 27, 1966: Cessna 140 (N2181N), Winona, MN, substantial damage

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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