Cessna 180 N2913C
1 August 1986 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1986 at about 23:31 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2913C was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill (MRI)
- Coordinates
- 61.2206, -149.8495
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N2913C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC86FA118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
A GROUND CONTROL (GND CTL) TRAINEE CLRD CESSNA 152 (C-152), N757WV, TO TAXI TO RWY 6, THEN RELINQUISHED THE GND CTL PSN TO A FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL (FPL) CTLR, WHO HAD JUST SIGNED ON DUTY. THE FPL CTLR WAS AWARE OF THE LCTN & TAXI DESTN OF THE C-152. THE FPL CTLR THEN CLRD A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 (C-180), N2913C, TO TAXI TO RWY 15. RWYS 6 & 15 WERE JOINED AT THE APCH ENDS & THE SAME RUN-UP AREA WAS PROVIDED FOR BOTH RWYS. AFTER ENTERING THE RUN-UP AREA, THE C-152 PLT STOPPED WITH HIS ACFT ANGLED TO THE NE & BGN A RUN-UP. MEANWHILE, THE C-180 PLT TAXIED INTO THE SAME RUN-UP AREA & THE PROP OF HIS ACFT STRUCK THE EMPENNAGE OF THE C-152. JUST BFR THE COLLISION, THE C-180 PLT SAW THE C-152 & APPLIED BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME. THE C-180 CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DWN PSN. ACCORDING TO THE TWR TAPES, NO WARNINGOF TRAFFIC WAS ISSUED BY THE GND CTLR. THE C-180 PLT WAS NOT WEARING CORRECTIVE LENSES AS REQUIRED & WAS OVERDUE A BFR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 180 180 | N2913C | - | Minor |
| Cessna 152 152 | N757VW | Aces Up Aviation | Substantial |
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1986 | Cessna 180K | Emigrant Pass, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1986 | Cessna 180 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Leonard E. Hill | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180 | Tanunak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Juan Paul Robertson | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180H | Eureka, Alaska, United States | Phillip Wendell Bach | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1986 | Cessna 180H | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper J3C-65 | Yentna River, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 26 Apr 1986 | Interstate 15B2 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-22 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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