- Date
- January 24, 1987, 13:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N46362Cessna 180J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870124002049A
- Case key
- 4816
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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
After takeoff and during the initial climbout, the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to stall. The aircraft struck a row of trees at the departure end of the runway. The plts flt time was not reported or available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46362
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052421
- Airframe hours
- 3,950
- Engine
- Continental O-470 R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas L. Owens
- Registered owner
- Roger Young
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BET · Bethel, AK
- Destination
- BET · Bethel, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 19 °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.
Other investigations on N46362 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.