- Date
- July 27, 1984, 19:00 local (Jul 28, 1984, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chicken, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3476YCessna 180H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840727038759A
- Case key
- 4328
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Analysis
While en route to dawson city, Canada, the plt encountered deteriorating wx. The clouds were near the tops of the ridges & the acft was beneath the cloud layer in a slow flt configuration. The plt said that he tried to make a 180 deg turn, but the acft stalled & pitched down. He had nearly recovered from the stall & was in a wings level attitude when the acft hit trees & the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3476Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051976
- Airframe hours
- 2,400
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William L. Melchert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 26, 1983 · 126 hours before
- Departed
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Destination
- Dawson
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,358 total · 729 in this make and model · 1,300 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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