- Date
- December 23, 1975
- Place
- Pilot Station, AK · PILOT STATION, AK
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91361Cessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751223042189A
- Case key
- 151676
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3787 75/12/23 PILOT STATION,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2060 TIME - 1600 N91361 PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PILOT STATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ST.MARYS,AK MARSHALL,AK PILOT STATION,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- UN LND AT ARPT DUE EQUIP ON RWY. LND IN SNOW,SKI HIT HIDDEN MOUND OF ICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91361
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pilot Station
N91361Registration cancelled Jul 5, 2024 · Cessna 180HAirframe modelCessna 180HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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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 N91361 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC23FA042Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportShaktoolik, AKThe pilot’s encounter with gusting tailwind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in impact with a tree, a loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB ANC92LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAtmautluak, AKThe pilot selected unsuitable terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the dawn light condition and the snow on the runway.