- Date
- July 20, 1980
- Place
- Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6293ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800720031469A
- Case key
- 129211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2627 80/7/20 NR.SEWARD,AK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 130 TIME - 1230 N6293E PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LATOUCHE ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITTIER,AK SEWARD,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED OFF RWY AFTER HITTING ROCK.PLT ATMTD GO-ARND W 40DEG FLAPS.ACFT HIT WND SOCK SUPPORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6293E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Latouche Island
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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.