- Date
- February 20, 1975
- Place
- Dubois, ID · DUBOIS, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5276DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750220002599A
- Case key
- 148008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0264 75/2/20 DUBOIS,ID CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 635 TIME - 1515 N5276D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUBOIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOISE,ID DILLON,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SNOW TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR VFR REMARKS- RAN INTO POOR ENROUTE WEA.LND ON RD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5276D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dubois
N5276DRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2012 · Cessna 180AAirframe modelCessna 180AEngine 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 N5276D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC90LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWood Creek, AKThe pilot-in-command's failure to attain proper lift off airspeed. Contributing to the accident was rough and uneven terrain.NTSB ANC82DA061Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSoldotna, AKAfter landing at a private airstrip the pilot taxied into a parked truck. The left wing of the aircraft was substantially damaged.