- Date
- June 25, 1981
- Place
- Afton, MN · AFTON, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4790BCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810625036889A
- Case key
- 125765
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1677 81/6/25 AFTON,MN CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1345 N4790B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 42, 12000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 495 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.CROIX RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ST PAUL,MN RETURN ST CROIX,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ROUGH WATER WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DID NOT SEE WAKE FM CRUISER ON CHOPPY WTR,R FLOAT ENCTRD WAVE.WND GSTG 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4790B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St.Croix River
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4790B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.