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Cessna 180 N1582C

30 September 1983 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 September 1983 at about 22:25 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N1582C was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Lake Hood
Coordinates
61.2198, -149.8498
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N1582C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC83LA182

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

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

THE ACFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF IN A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH THE TEMPERATURE AT 53 DEGREES F AND THE DEW POINT AT 41 DEGREES F. THE ACFT LOST POWER AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE ACFT CAME TO REST 220 FT PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. JUST BEFORE STOPPING THEACFT COLLIDED WITH A PICK-UP TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE ARPT ROAD. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND DURING THE ENGINE EXAMINATION FOR THE POWERPLANT MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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