ANC69F0088

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180H · Wasilla, AK · June 15, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 15, 1968
Place
Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N3448YCessna 180H
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109623

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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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3-4316  68/6/15    WASILLA,ALAS        CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3490
        TIME - 0835                    N3448Y              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPT.BOLT IN AILERON/FLAP INTERCONNECT SYS LOST.LT AILERON WENT TO TRAIL,RT TO DROOP POSIT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3448Y
Reported as
Cessna 180H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Big Lake

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