- Date
- August 18, 1991, 20:30 local (Aug 19, 1991, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- King Salmon, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N26CZCessna 180A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910818034669A
- Case key
- 5604
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff run. Contributing to the accident was the rough water.
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
During the takeoff run on the water, the airplane's right float hit a wave created by a fishing boat. The pilot then lost directional control of the airplane. The left wing struck the water and the airplane was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26CZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32859
- Airframe hours
- 9,840
- Engine
- Continental O-470K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bucinsky, Ivan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1991 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- Nondalton, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,530 total · 900 in this make and model · 1,300 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 59 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 43 °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 N26CZ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.