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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · English Bay, AK · April 19, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1965
Place
English Bay, AK · ENGLISH BAY, AK
Injuries
3 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3310DCessna 180
Status
Completed · report July 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179727

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0006  65/4/19    ENGLISH BAY ALAS    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  1  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5202
        TIME - 1005                    N3310D              PX-  0  2  0                            TOTAL HOURS, 662 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENGLISH BAY
        OPERATOR - CORDOVA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N3310D
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
English Bay

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.