- Date
- October 5, 1980
- Place
- Big Lake, AK · BIG LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N64445Cessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801005048579A
- Case key
- 129016
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3022 80/10/5 BIG LAKE,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 670 TIME - 1945 N64445 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 570 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG LAKE NR 2 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOMER,AK BIG LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ARPT NOT EQUIPPED W RWY LIGHTS OR VASI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64445
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Big Lake Nr 2
N64445Registration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Cessna 180KAirframe modelCessna 180KEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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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.