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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Elmendorf Af, AK · May 29, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1966
Place
Elmendorf Af, AK · ELMENDORF AF, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1566CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170887

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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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3-1811  66/5/29    ELMENDORF AF ALAS   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 445
        TIME - 1000                    N1566C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELMENDORF AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N1566C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Elmendorf Afb

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.