- Date
- August 21, 1982, 19:00 local (Aug 22, 1982, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Caribou Strip, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9376CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820821042479A
- Case key
- 70131
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he landed in calm wind conditions on a gravel runway that was 1800 ft long. He stated that the landing strip curved to the left, and after touchdown, he was unable to follow the strip to the left. The aircraft went off the right side of the runway, struck a ditch and flipped over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9376C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31774
- Airframe hours
- 3,777
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary Mccormick
- Registered owner
- Gary Mccormick
- Departed
- Fairbanks, AK
- Destination
- Caribou, AK
- Airport
- Caribou, runway 18, 1,800 × 100 ft, gravel
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 261 total · 15 in this make and model · 203 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °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 N9376C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.