ANC74DAG17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180G · Iliamna, AK · August 10, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1973
Place
Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4662UCessna 180G
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730810026349A
Case key
189266

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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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3-2413  73/8/10  NR.ILIAMNA,ALAS       CESSNA 180G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N4662U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE UNK/NR, 2200 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ILIAMNA,ALAS                MCNEIL RIVER CAMP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - SANDY

Aircraft

Registration
N4662U
Reported as
Cessna 180G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N4662U · 1

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