- Date
- January 30, 1978
- Place
- Kipnuk, AK · KIPNUK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91304Cessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780130008609A
- Case key
- 143317
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0514 78/1/30 KIPNUK,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N91304 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 29, 5450 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KIPNUK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,AK KIPNUK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 900 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 65 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- SNOW BERM NOT DISCERNIBLE FROM AIR.GUSTS TO 20KTS.OPERATOR CALLED BFR FLT,TOLD LAKE OK.TO LAND ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91304
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kipnuk
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N91304 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC96LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot-in-command's inadvertent stall during the go around attempt. Factors in the accident were the pilot-in- command's lack of a high performance endorsement and the pilot/passenger's decision to allow the pilot-in-command to manipulate the controls…NTSB ANC79DAG46Accident · No injuriesClosedBethel, AKNTSB ANC77DA027Accident · No injuriesClosedRed Devil, AKNTSB FTW72FRD14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPaincourtville, LA