- Date
- May 9, 1977
- Place
- Dead Horse, AK · DEAD HORSE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5231ECessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770509010509A
- Case key
- 146810
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3397 77/5/9 DEAD HORSE,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 4006 TIME - 1825 N5231E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NUIQSUT,AK DEADHORSE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING WEATHER - FOG SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5231E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5231ERegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2013 · Cessna 180BAirframe modelCessna 180BEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5231E · 1
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