- Date
- January 1, 1978
- Place
- Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2441CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780101002889A
- Case key
- 143763
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0265 78/1/1 NR.GALENA,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - UNK/NR N2441C PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 3540 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GALENA,AK RETURN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT REMARKS- NO GENERATOR ON ACFT ENG,PLT HAD TO RELY ON BATTERY POWER FOR NIGHT OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2441C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2441CRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2009 · 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 N2441C · 1
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