- Date
- September 16, 1976
- Place
- King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9664BCessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760916030149A
- Case key
- 155569
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3657 76/9/16 NR.KING SALMON,AK CESSNA 180A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 800 TIME - 0900 N9664B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING SALMON,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PILOT ALLOWED ONE FLOAT TO CONTACT WATER AFTER TKOF. PLT DROWNED AFTER EVAC. GUSTS TO 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9664B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9664BRegistration cancelled Nov 11, 1976 · Cessna 180AAirframe modelCessna 180AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9664B · 1
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