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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180A · Homer, AK · October 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1967
Place
Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9751BCessna 180A
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113144

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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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3-3194  67/10/22   HOMER,ALAS          CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1600
        TIME - 1510                    N9751B              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT GRAHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- NEW SNOW 12-14 INS DEEP ON RNWY.RNWY CONDITION NOT EASILY DETECTED FROM AIR.

Aircraft

Registration
N9751B
Reported as
Cessna 180A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Port Graham

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.