- Date
- May 15, 1977
- Place
- Paxson, AK · PAXSON, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4763UCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770515012309A
- Case key
- 158261
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1094 77/5/15 PAXSON,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 350 TIME - 1530 N4763U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAXSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULKANA,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- NOTAM STATED - PAXSON SKIIS. ACFT NOT SKI EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4763U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Paxson
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4763U · 2
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