ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372783
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| Date: | Saturday 27 June 1987 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9161C |
| MSN: | 31260 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2649 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bull Shoals, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pontiac, MO |
| Oakland, AR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THE WINDS WERE FOUR TO FIVE MPH FROM THE SW AS HE DEPARTED AND HE COULD SEE THUNDERSTORMS FOUR OR FIVE MILES TO THE WEST. HE OVERFLEW HIS DESTINATION WHEN HE SAW LARGE WAVES ON THE WATER. HE LANDED IN A SMOOTH-WATER COVE AND WAS TAXIING ACROSS THE LAKE WHEN A STRONG WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING ENOUGH FOR THE LEFT WING TO GO INTO THE WATER. THE AIRPLANE CAPSIZED AND SANK.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC87LA129
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1988 | N9161C | Private | 0 | Rolla, MO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 06:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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