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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180A · Selawik, AK · September 16, 1979

Date
September 16, 1979 · 09:35 local
Place
Selawik, AK
Airport
Gravel Bar
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7778A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAA39
Reported as
Cessna 180A
Reported engine
Continental O470K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
878 total207 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot said engine failed to respond when power was applied for a go-around. Engine not inspected.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SAID ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO-AROUND. ENGINE NOT INSPECTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.