# NTSB ANC84LA164: Cessna 180, N3467Y, Cordova, AK, September 1, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 1, 1984, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Coordinates: 60.790119, -145.610427 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7901&lon=-145.6104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA164
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4362/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA164

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - low pass - initiated, pilot in command
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE CIRCLED THE LANDING AREA & THEN BEGAN A LOW PASS (UPWIND LEG) AT 30 TO 40 FT AGL WHEN THE ACFT STARTED TO SETTLE. HE APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE & ROLLED TO A STOP IN A BOULDER PATCH. DURING THE OCCURRENCE, THE LEFT ELEVATOR & THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE DAMAGED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 090 DEG AT 20 PLUS KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3467Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3467Y), registered now, S/N 18051967, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18051967
- Airframe hours: 3000
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Walter W. Crow
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: CKU, CORDOVA, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,000 total, 340 in this make and model, 1,000 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 30 °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 19840901073419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901073419A), Sep 1, 1984: Cessna 180H, Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. During low pass. Pilot encountered downdraft. Hit ground . Tail wheel broke off, elevator and brake line damaged.

## Other investigations on N3467Y (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 ANC21LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA074), Aug 13, 2021: Cessna 180H (N3467Y), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing touchdown and a left main landing gear collapse.

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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