# NTSB ANC89LA174: Cessna 180, N180KA, Redoubt Bay, AK, September 25, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 25, 1989, 10:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Redoubt Bay, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC89LA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5269/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA174

## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE UNFAVORABLE RUNWAY AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, takeoff
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - lift-off - initiated, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - climb - not possible
- Nose over, other

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N180KA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180KA), registered now, S/N 18052263, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18052263
- Airframe hours: 6379
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: South Central Air
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, September 8, 1989, 12 hours before
- Destination: ENA, KENAI, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: Unnamed Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 8,975 total, 700 in this make and model, 8,698 as pilot in command, 130 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 45 °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 19890925035979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890925035979A), Sep 25, 1989: Cessna 180H, Redoubt Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to depart a soft sod tall grass strip with full load. Lifted off then settled into gulley and nosed over.

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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