ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364680
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 1991 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180A |
| Owner/operator: | Bucinsky, Ivan |
| Registration: | N26CZ |
| MSN: | 32859 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9840 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | King Salmon, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Nondalton, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN ON THE WATER, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT FLOAT HIT A WAVE CREATED BY A FISHING BOAT. THE PILOT THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE WATER AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA127
History of this aircraft
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| 19 August 2011 | N26CZ | Private | 0 | Igiugig, Alaska | |
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| 19-Mar-2024 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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