- Date
- May 3, 1983, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ely, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9906NCessna 180J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830503017179A
- Case key
- 12167
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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.
Nose over
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Analysis
The plt was practicing water takeoffs & landings. He stated that during takeoff a gust of wind caught the acft lifting the right wing. The left wing struck the water & the acft flipped inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9906N
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052561
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William E. Girard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1982 · 25 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 764 total · 622 in this make and model · 725 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.