ANC67D0077

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Seward, AK · November 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1966
Place
Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4667BCessna 180
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119808

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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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3-3983  66/11/12 NR.SEWARD ALAS        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1280
        TIME - 1400                    N4667B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 331 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON BEACH.TIAS ON APPR. BETWEEN 53-62 MPH. ACFT STALLING SPEED-55 MPH TIAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4667B
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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