- Date
- June 14, 1986, 14:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Tanunak, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3887CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860614024269A
- Case key
- 4676
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Aircraft handling - inadequateCause
Improper use of procedureFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Nose over
Analysis
The plt stated that after touchdown he lost directional control of the acft which resulted in a ground loop and nose over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3887C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31035
- Engine
- Continental O-470-5, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lee Goodman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
N3887CRegistration cancelled Nov 14, 2012 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 80 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 30 °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 N3887C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.