Accident Cessna 180 N212RF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357479
 
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Date:Sunday 28 April 1996
Time:13:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N212RF
MSN: 32394
Year of manufacture:1956
Total airframe hrs:5500 hours
Engine model:Continental O-470-K
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Hope, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Cooper Landing, AK
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The certificated airline transport pilot was landing on a remote area of beach. During the landing roll, the airplane's tires settled into a soft muddy area and the airplane nosed over. It received damage to the left wing and rudder.

Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was soft terrain.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC96LA061
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC96LA061

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 January 2006 N212RF Wayne Koecher Seward, Alaska sub

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