- Date
- September 12, 1981
- Place
- Egegik, AK · EGEGIK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4707UCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810912058529A
- Case key
- 126683
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1819 81/9/12 NR.EGEGIK,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 634 TIME - 1315 N4707U PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BECHAROF LAKE,AK EGEGIK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED PLANE LNDD ON EGEGIK RVR IN 4 INCHES OF WTR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4707U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N4707U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC05CA145Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcGrath, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB SEA99LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKalispell, MTAn encounter with a crosswind gust, which was not possible to compensate for.