- Date
- September 23, 1986, 12:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Dry Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9138TCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860923082819A
- Case key
- 40504
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Gusty winds were present at the airstrip when the plt elected to go-around during the apch. During the go-around, a downdraft was encountered. The plt lost control of the acft which rolled inverted and struck the ground. The plt reported the wind velocity varied from zero to 50 KTS at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9138T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50638
- Airframe hours
- 6,261
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gulf Air Taxi
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- YKT · Yukatat, AK
- Destination
- Crows Strip, AK
- Airport
- Crows Landing
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
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,250 total · 210 in this make and model · 4,130 as pilot in command · 175 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.