- Date
- August 2, 1981
- Place
- Dome River, AK · DOME RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8237VCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810802084249A
- Case key
- 124184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3395 81/8/2 DOME RIVER,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 402 TIME - 1800 N8237V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 378 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SITKA,AK DOME RIVER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD ACFT HIT SANDBAR WHILE LNDG ON DOME RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8237V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8237VRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2003 · Cessna 180HAirframe modelCessna 180HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8237V · 2
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