NTSB ANC83FAG08 — 1983-05-01 · KENAI, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N2661Y

Make / Model: CESSNA 180E
Year of manufacture: 1962 · 21 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19620620
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A297D9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2661Y Cessna 180 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT OF THE TAILWHEEL ACFT PUSHED THE YOKE FOWARD DURING THE ROLL AND THENRELEASED THE PRESSURE HE SAID THE TAIL OF THE ACFT CAME UP TOO HIGH AND THE PILOT SAID HE OULD NOT OVERCOME THIS ACTION WITH BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE SO HE PULLED OFF THE ACFT POWER AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED GUSTY WINDS AND WIND SHEAR. THE INVESTIGATOR WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY RECORDED GUSTY WINDS FOR A 4 HR PERIOD FROM 2 HRS BEFORE TO 2 HRS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS ALSO NO EVIDENCE OF WIND SHEAR FOUND. THE ACFT WAS USING RUNWAY 01 AND THE RECORDED WIND WAS FROM 290 DEGREES AT 9 KTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ANC83FAG08.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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