- Date
- September 3, 1983, 15:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Nr Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4773BCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830903046459A
- Case key
- 4163
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that the accident occurred when he was landing on a sandbar that he had previously used 3 times, earlier the same day. Reportedly, he overran the landing area by about 50 ft & encountered an area of soft clay & mud. The right wheel sank into the mud & the acft went over on its top. The plt reported that the wind was light & variable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4773B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31671
- Airframe hours
- 3,625
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tom Mcguire
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,885 total · 204 in this make and model · 1,800 as pilot in command · 175 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N4773B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.