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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 185A · Shungnak, AK · January 14, 1980

Date
January 14, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Shungnak, AK
Airport
Shungnak
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1690Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FA023
Reported as
Cessna 185A
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
6
Pilot’s flight hours
6,050 total4,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft crashed short of runway on approach end. Landing into sunset could have been a factor.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON APPROACH END. LANDING INTO SUNSET COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N1690Z · 1

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