- Date
- August 20, 1966
- Place
- Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4667UCessna 180G
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4274 66/8/20 NR.SITKA ALAS CESSNA 180G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N4667U PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 26, 5140 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 55 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE REMARKS- PLT LANDED DUE WX. DURING ON-STEP TAXI HE INITIATED T/O TO AVOID ROCKS.FLOAT STRUCK SUBMERGED ROCK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4667U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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