UNK65X0462

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180F · Setka, AK · October 28, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 28, 1964
Place
Setka, AK · SETKA, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2173ZCessna 180F
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180942

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3350  64/10/28   SETKA ALAS          CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2255
        TIME - 0810                    N2173Z              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMESTOWN BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- RIGHT FLOAT RUPTURED ON CONTACT WITH SWELLS. FLOAT FILLED WITH WATER ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N2173Z
Reported as
Cessna 180F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Jamestown Bay