- Date
- July 5, 1983, 19:00 local (Jul 6, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Salmon, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7640ACessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830705030899A
- Case key
- 39724
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said he encountered a high sink rate during the approach. Directional control was lost after the pilot failed to arrest the sink rate and made a hard landing. The acft left the runway and collided with a fence before coming to rest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7640A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32537
- Airframe hours
- 2,440
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles E. Buscher
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1983
- Airport
- 79U · Flying B. Ranch
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 335 total · 91 in this make and model · 244 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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 N7640A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.