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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Red Devil, AK · February 6, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 6, 1977
Place
Red Devil, AK · RED DEVIL, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N91304Cessna 180
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770206005019A
Case key
157418

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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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3-0203   77/2/6    RED DEVIL,AK        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2900
        TIME - 1630                    N91304              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   RED DEVIL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN

Aircraft

Registration
N91304
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N91304 · 4

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