- Date
- January 16, 1970
- Place
- Minchumina, AK · MINCHUMINA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4730UCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142493
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0306 70/1/16 MINCHUMINA,ALAS CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 837 TIME - 1423 N4730U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 437 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINCHUMINA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS MCGRATH,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- BTU HEATERS USED TO PREHEAT ENG PLACED IN BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT STOWED GEAR ON FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4730U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Minchumina
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