UNK68X0102

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Kluane Lake, Canada · October 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 7, 1967
Place
Kluane Lake, Canada · KLUANE LAKE, Canada
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4743UCessna 180
Status
Completed · report April 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112537

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0138   67/10/7   KLUANE LAKE,CAN     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*      COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 15000
        TIME - 1800                    N4743U              PX-  0  0  1  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*      TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOV OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N4743U
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.