- Date
- September 3, 1973
- Place
- Arctic Villg, AK · ARCTIC VILLG, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5173ECessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730903032889A
- Case key
- 188418
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3048 73/9/3 NR.ARCTIC VILLG,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 707 TIME - 1700 N5173E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 515 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARCTIC VILLG,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - SANDY REMARKS- RAN INTO SOFT SAND,TAIL HIGH ON SAND BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5173E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.