ANC74AA059

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Kwigillingok, AK · March 20, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 20, 1974
Place
Kwigillingok, AK · KWIGILLINGOK, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4810BCessna 180
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186579

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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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3-0518  74/3/20    KWIGILLINGOK,ALAS   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1980
        TIME - 1445                    N4810B              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,ALAS                 KWIGILLINGOK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE ARM WORN,SLIPPED OFF SHAFT.LNDD ON FROZEN RIVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N4810B
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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