- Date
- June 7, 1970
- Place
- Ninilchik, AK · NINILCHIK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8203VCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2490 70/6/7 NR.NINILCHIK,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 350 TIME - 1800 N8203V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS CHISIK ISLAND,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - SANDY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT WHEEL HIT HOLE,RAN INTO OCEAN,FLIPPED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8203V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8203VRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Cessna 180HAirframe modelCessna 180HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N8203V · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.