- Date
- December 1, 1973
- Place
- Tillacum, WA · TILLACUM, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8237VCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731201039229A
- Case key
- 187364
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4069 73/12/1 TILLACUM,WASH CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1000 TIME - 1630 N8237V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERICAN LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TILLACUM,WASH RETURN ANDERSON ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND GROUND FOG CALM TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 42 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8237V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- American Lake
N8237VRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2003 · Cessna 180HAirframe modelCessna 180HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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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 N8237V · 2
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