- Date
- September 16, 1979
- Place
- Selawik, AK · SELAWIK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7778ACessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790916028369A
- Case key
- 132796
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3895 79/9/16 NR.SELAWIK,AK CESSNA 180A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 878 TIME - 0935 N7778A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 207 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GALENA,AK RETURN SELAWIK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO ENG RESPONSE DRG GO-ARND.PLT RPRTD-LOOSE SEAT BELT,HVY BRAKING DRG LNDG ON GRAVEL BAR TWD SUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7778A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7778ARegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2020 · Cessna 180AAirframe modelCessna 180AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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