- Date
- October 11, 1979
- Place
- Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61855Cessna 180K
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791011042289A
- Case key
- 132795
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3894 79/10/11 GALENA,AK CESSNA 180K CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1090 TIME - 1815 N61855 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALENA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUBY,AK GALENA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- COMPANY FLT PLAN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61855
- Reported as
- Cessna 180K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Galena
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.