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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Mc Carthy, AK · July 30, 1996

Date
July 30, 1996 · 13:30 local
Place
Mc Carthy, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
S7LC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1746C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA110
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total3,500 in this make and model100 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.

Flew into IMC in a pass tried to retreat but weather had closed in behind. Made precaution landing on rough tundra.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO IMC IN A PASS TRIED TO RETREAT BUT WEATHER HAD CLOSED IN BEHIND. MADE PRECAUTION LANDING ON ROUGH TUNDRA.

NTSB investigation

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