# NTSB ANC82DAA10: Cessna 180A, N9749B, Manley Hot Spri, AK, July 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 30, 1982, 21:00 local (Jul 31, 1982, 05:00 UTC)
- Place: Manley Hot Spri, AK
- Location: 65.0011° N, 150.6339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manley Hot Springs, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0011&lon=-150.6339&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DAA10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71565/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAA10

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - vfr flight into imc - continued, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9749B), registered now, S/N 50047, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50047
- Airframe hours: 3750
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820730035739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820730035739A), Jul 30, 1982: Cessna 180A, Manley Hot Spri, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot departed lake intending to fly underneath weather, unable to proceed. Aircraft crashed during landing.

## Other investigations on N9749B (1)

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 ANC72DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG46), Sep 12, 1971: Cessna 180 (N9749B), Glennallen, AK, 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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