- Date
- September 8, 1975
- Place
- Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7939VCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750908031599A
- Case key
- 150805
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2756 75/9/8 NR.YAKUTAT,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3320 TIME - 1100 N7939V PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 401 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUMACHER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YAKUTAT,AK DRY BAY,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 100 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- ABT 600FT OF STRIP USEABLE. HEAVY RAIN,GUSTING TO 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7939V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schumacher
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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.
Other investigations on N7939V · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN99LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGillette, WYThe pilot's inadvertent ground loop during landing roll.NTSB ANC90LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDeshka River, AKThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control.NTSB ANC67A0064Accident · No injuriesClosedYakutat, AK