- Date
- July 30, 1982, 21:00 local (Jul 31, 1982, 05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Manley Hot Spri, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9749BCessna 180A
- Weather
- Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820730035739A
- Case key
- 71565
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that the weather at the departure point was 1500 ft broken, visibility 20 miles wind from the southwest at 5 to 10 KTS. After taking off in a float plane, he elected to follow a slough. After turning a corner about 1 1/2 miles from the departure point, he flew into heavy rain showers. Since there was hilly terrain adjacent to the slough, he elected to continue following it rather than climbing. He stated that he intended to fly low until he had flown through the rain shower. However, he then came to a sharp turn in the slough and elected to land. The landing was normal except that the aircraft was about 10 KTS fast during touchdown. The pilot was unable to slow the aircraft enough to prevent contacting the shoreline bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9749B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50047
- Airframe hours
- 3,750
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Norman Lee
- Registered owner
- Norman Lee
- Departed
- Manley Hot Spri, AK
- Destination
- Manley Hot Spri, AK
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 15,640 total · 303 in this make and model · 12,850 as pilot in command · 203 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Dawn
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 149 °F
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 N9749B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.