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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Bethel, AK · March 6, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 6, 1965
Place
Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3193CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report April 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179394

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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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3-0357   65/3/6    BETHEL ALAS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2500
        TIME - 1645                    N3193C              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT SKI STRUCK HOLE IN ICE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3193C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

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