Cessna 180J N42372
3 September 1979 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1979 at about 09:45 local time, a Cessna 180J registered N42372 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unnamed Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180J
- Registration
- N42372
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Six Mile Lake, Anc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2328
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
FLOAT EQUIPPED.PILOTS SEAT NOT PROPERLY LOCKED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1979 | Cessna 180K | Shafter, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1979 | Cessna 180 | Pell City, Alabama, United States | Southern Natur | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Cessna 180K | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1979 | Cessna 180 | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1979 | Cessna 180 | Gustine, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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