- Date
- August 15, 1968
- Place
- Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9157TCessna 180B
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201073
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2963 68/8/15 NR.ILIAMNA,ALAS CESSNA 180B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 402 TIME - 1600 N9157T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT TOOK OFF FROM LAKE,SETTLED INTO DIRT BANK AT END OF LAKE.WIND 90 DEG,15K GUSTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9157T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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