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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Sleetmute, AK · September 19, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1981
Place
Sleetmute, AK · SLEETMUTE, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3193CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810919063369A
Case key
123135

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3394  81/9/19    SLEETMUTE,AK        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 8500
        TIME - 1430                    N3193C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLEETMUTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAYLOR MOUNTAIN,AK          SLEETMUTE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN AN AREA OF BRUSH & TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N3193C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sleetmute

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N3193C · 2

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