ANC70D0012

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Port Moller, AK · April 23, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 23, 1969
Place
Port Moller, AK · PORT MOLLER, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N91225Cessna 180
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185057

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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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3-1959  69/4/23    PORT MOLLER,ALAS    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 4184
        TIME - 1740                    N91225              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1047 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDY RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SOFT SPOT IN RWY. ANOTHER ACFT LANDED JUST AHEAD OF N91225 WITHOUT INCIDENT. UNATTENDED ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N91225
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sandy 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.