Plane Crash List

Cessna 180H N3488Y

30 August 1978 · King Salmon, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 30 August 1978 at about 17:25 local time, a Cessna 180H registered N3488Y, operated by Anchorage Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near King Salmon, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:25
Classification
Accident
Location
King Salmon, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
King Salmon
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 180H
Registration
N3488Y
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Anchorage Air
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Sand Point, Ak
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3047

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 2 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

AC STRUCK RUNWAY ARRESTER MOUNT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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