- Date
- February 28, 1966
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9651BCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172759
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1250 66/2/28 DILLINGHAM ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 7100 TIME - 1750 N9651B PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKI PLANE AREA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENGINE NOT CLEARED DURING LONG LET DOWN WITH IDLE POWER.NO POWER WHEN NEEDED TO REACH LANDING AREA
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9651B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ski Plane Area
N9651BRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Cessna 180AAirframe modelCessna 180AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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