- Date
- June 4, 1972
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5318DCessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167059
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1920 72/6/4 KENAI,ALAS CESSNA 180A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1100 TIME - 0530 N5318D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS POLLY CREEK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT ROCK,R TIRE DMGD,THEN HIT TREE TRUNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5318D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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