# NTSB ANC81DAD07: Cessna 180, N8237V, Dome River, AK, August 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1981
- Place: Dome River, AK · DOME RIVER, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237V-2003-03-28), registration cancelled 2003-03-28, S/N 18051739, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810802084249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802084249A), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 180H, Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Hit sandbar and flipped over while landing seaplane on river.

## Other investigations on N8237V (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC93LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA066), May 19, 1993: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.
- [NTSB SEA74DYE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE29), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Tillacum, WA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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