Event ANC85LA170

1985-09-04 CORDOVA, Alaska, United States Airport · CKU None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N25722

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 180F

Year of manufacture

1963 · 22 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20020425

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A27438

Registrant of record

MITCHELL BRIAN J

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N25722 Cessna 180F None

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING OFF, HE SEEMED TO LOSE AILERON CONTROL. HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF & LAND ON THE REMAINING RWY. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN NEAR THE DEPARTURE END, HE ELECTED TO TURN THE ACFT TO THE LEFT TOWARD AN ACCESS ROAD RATHER THAN TO CONTINUE AHEAD INTO WATER. THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DITCH, THEN WENT ONTO LOOSE GRAVEL. THE BRAKES LOCKED ON THE LOOSE GRAVEL, THEN THE TIRES CAUGHT ON HARD GROUND & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AN EXAM OF THE FLT CONTROLS WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85LA170.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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