- Date
- February 17, 1980
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9407CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800217003019A
- Case key
- 132348
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0111 80/2/17 FAIRBANKS,AK. CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 900 TIME - 1305 N9407C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOUTONS AIRSTRIP,AK. RETURN FAIRBANKS,AK. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - WIND SHEAR WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 23 30 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 13 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED-ENCOUNTED TURBULENCE & LEFT DRIFT JUST PRIOR TO TCHDWN,LEFT SKI DUG THRU SNOW CRUST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9407C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbanks Intl.
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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.
Other investigations on N9407C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC98LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChalkitsik, AKThe pilot's failure to identify an unsafe/hazardous condition. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain conditions.NTSB ANC95LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Yukon, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area.