19870131001969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Delta Junction, AK · January 31, 1987

Date
January 31, 1987 · 11:00 local
Place
Delta Junction, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7990V
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87FA030
Reported as
Cessna 180H
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
752 total109 in this make and model43 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.

The ski equipped aircraft flipped during a glacier landing. Low sun angle caused a type of whiteout condition.

As the FAA filed it

THE SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT FLIPPED DURING A GLACIER LANDING. LOW SUN ANGLE CAUSED A TYPE OF WHITEOUT CONDITION.

NTSB investigation

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