Accident Cessna 180 N9433C,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378114
 
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Date:Monday 12 November 1984
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180
Owner/operator:Glenn Arnon Borders
Registration: N9433C
MSN: 31831
Year of manufacture:1955
Total airframe hrs:1990 hours
Engine model:Continental O-470-K
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Chugiak, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Montague Island, AK
Destination airport:Chugiak, AK (Z15)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES APRX 2,600 FT SHORT OF RWY 19 THRESHOLD DURING THE LANDING APCH. THE ACFT STOPPED 35-40 FT AGL IN TREES AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES FELL TO THE GROUND. A DESCENT WAS MADE FROM APRX 10,000 FT WITH A LEANED MIXTURE, CLOSED THROTTLE AND NO CARBURETOR HEAT USAGE. THE OATS RANGES FROM 0 DEG F AT GROUND LEVEL TO -27 TO -36 DEG F AT 10,000 FT. PLT STATED THAT WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE DURING THE APCH A RESPONSE IN POWER WAS NOT RECEIVED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC85FA016
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC85FA016

Location

Revision history:

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