ANC70AA054

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Bethel, AK · January 7, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 7, 1970
Place
Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4641UCessna 180
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147428

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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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3-0007   70/1/7  NR.BETHEL,ALAS        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4600
        TIME - 1550                    N4641U              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NUNAPITCHUK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BETHEL,ALAS                  NUNAPICHUK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN

Aircraft

Registration
N4641U
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nunapitchuk

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