UNK65X0559

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Kwethluk, AK · November 4, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 4, 1964
Place
Kwethluk, AK · KWETHLUK, AK
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4641UCessna 180
Status
Completed · report January 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181138

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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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3-3674   64/11/4   KWETHLUK ALAS       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1100
        TIME - 1500                    N4641U              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1015 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION

Aircraft

Registration
N4641U
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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