Cessna 180G N4656U
24 August 1968 · Juneau, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 August 1968 at about 07:15 local time, a Cessna 180G registered N4656U, operated by Channel Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Juneau, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Juneau, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Juneau Spb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180G
- Registration
- N4656U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Channel Flying
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3453
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLOATS STRUCK SAND BAR. WET SANDBAR BLENDED WITHGLASSY WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1968 | Cessna 180 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 1968 | Cessna 180 | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | Harvey Canal S | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1968 | Cessna 180 | Victoria, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Oct 1968 | Cessna 180 | Lebanon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1968 | Cessna 180 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1968 | Cessna 180H | Coeur D-Alene, Idaho, United States | Sandpoint Air | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |