- Date
- May 16, 1977
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6538ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770516010679A
- Case key
- 158321
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0920 77/5/16 WASILLA,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 556 TIME - 1415 N6538A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 553 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILOS AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHILOS AIRPORT,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6538A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Philos Airport
N6538ARegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6538A · 3
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