- Date
- November 12, 1984, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chugiak, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9433CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19841112061579A
- Case key
- 4388
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft collided with trees aprx 2,600 ft short of rwy 19 threshold during the landing apch. The acft stopped 35-40 ft AGL in trees and after a few minutes fell to the ground. A descent was made from aprx 10,000 ft with a leaned mixture, closed throttle and no carburetor heat usage. The oats ranges from 0 deg f at ground level to -27 to -36 deg f at 10,000 ft. plt stated that when he advanced the throttle during the apch a response in power was not received.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9433C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31831
- Airframe hours
- 1,990
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glenn Arnon Borders
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 9, 1984 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- Montague Island, AK
- Destination
- Z15 · Chugiak, AK
- Airport
- Z-15 · Birchwood, runway 19, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,200 total · 300 in this make and model · 3,120 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °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 N9433C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.