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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Stony River, AK · April 9, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1967
Place
Stony River, AK · STONY RIVER, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7615ACessna 180
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117511

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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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3-1120   67/4/9    STONY RIVER,ALAS    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6800
        TIME - 1130                    N7615A              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 3200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STONY RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ARPT NOT MAINTAINED.ACFT TO LAND PASSED DRIFTS FORMED ON RNWY BY DOG SLED TRAIL.

Aircraft

Registration
N7615A
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stony River

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.