ANC71AA042

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180F · Palmer, AK · February 24, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 24, 1971
Place
Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2693YCessna 180F
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160256

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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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3-0249  71/2/24    PALMER,ALAS         CESSNA 180F         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 180
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2693Y              PX-  1  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              WATANA LAKE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/6/71. BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 60 MGS PERCENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2693Y
Reported as
Cessna 180F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.