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| Date: | Thursday 20 September 1990 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5276D |
| MSN: | 50174 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4143 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wood Creek, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE 20 FT WIDE GRAVEL STRIP. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKE OFF AND GOT AIRBORNE BUT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK INTO A RIVER THAT WAS OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER LIFT OFF AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC90LA182
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 July 1982 | N5276D | James Walter Hawkins | 0 | Soldotna, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 18:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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