ANC72DAG53

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180D · Cantwell, AK · September 2, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1971
Place
Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8619XCessna 180D
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164080

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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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3-4160   71/9/2    CANTWELL,ALAS       CESSNA 180D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 650
        TIME - 1000                    N8619X              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARIBOU CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANTISHNA,ALAS              CANTWELL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- UNATTENDED,UNMAINTAINED AIRSTRIP.HIT ROCK,L GR FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8619X
Reported as
Cessna 180D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Caribou Creek

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.

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