ANC75AA056

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Tuntutuliak, AK · February 19, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 19, 1975
Place
Tuntutuliak, AK · TUNTUTULIAK, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4810BCessna 180
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750219003689A
Case key
170172

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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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3-0064  75/2/19    TUNTUTULIAK,AK      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2402
        TIME - 1455                    N4810B              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1761 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   TUNTUTULIAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- SNOW COVERED SLOUGH,TOO SLICK.WG CAUGHT CLOTHES LINE,HIT GRND & SLID INTO FISH HOUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4810B
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4810B · 1

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