Cessna 180B N3539E
11 September 1988 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 1988 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 180B registered N3539E was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Goldking Mining
- Coordinates
- 64.8105, -147.7203
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180B
- Registration
- N3539E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → North Pole
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC88LA139
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 PLT RPRTD THAT DRG AN ABORTED TAKEOFF, THE ACFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY & THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED. HE SAID HE MISJUDGED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ACFT, & WHEN HE ABORTED, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING TO STOP. ALSO, HE BELIEVED THE HI DENSITY ALT, SOFT RWY, GUSTY WINDS & UPWARD SLOPING RWY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACDNT. THE ARPT ELEV WAS 2100 FT; THE TEMP WAS ABOUT 65 DEG. THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS FROM 080 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 20 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1988 | Cessna 180 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1988 | Cessna 180 | S. Lake Tahoe, California, United States | Van Winkle, RAY W. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1988 | Cessna 180 | Harding, West Virginia, United States | Michael G. Quinlan | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1988 | Cessna 180 | Lakeport, California, United States | Anderson, Jerry P. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1988 | Cessna 180H | Eureka, California, United States | Richter, Allen P. | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |