ANC80DAG33

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180C · Kenai, AK · March 4, 1980

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 4, 1980
Place
Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9337TCessna 180C
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800304004289A
Case key
132345

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0108   80/3/4  NR.KENAI,AK           CESSNA 180C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1350
        TIME - 0940                    N9337T              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 920 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ILIAMNA,AK                 KENAI,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       31
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N9337T
Reported as
Cessna 180C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9337T · 2

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