Cessna 180K N63071
16 October 1987 · Petersburg, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 October 1987 at about 23:59 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N63071 was involved in an accident near Petersburg, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Petersburg, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Petersburgs Seaplane (63A)
- Coordinates
- 57.0491, -132.6207
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180K
- Registration
- N63071
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Petersburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA007
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT OF THE FLOATPLANE RPRTD THAT AFTER THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN DRG A WATER LNDG & WAS ON THE 'ROLL-OUT,' SHE PUSHED THE CARB HEAT IN & LEANED FORWARD TO RAISE THE FLAPS. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE FLOATPLANE BGN TO SWERVE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING OF THE FLOATPLANE STRUCK THE WATER, THEN THE ACFT NOSED DOWN & ROLLED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1987 | Cessna 180 | Carlton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1987 | Cessna 180A | Dallas, Oregon, United States | Walter Long | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1987 | Cessna 180 | Telluride, Colorado, United States | Dewey Frank Dodge | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1987 | Cessna 180 | Church Hill, Mississippi, United States | Guedon Louise E. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1987 | Cessna 180B | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1987 | Cessna 180 | Bull Shoals, Arkansas, United States | William E. Taylor | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18 | Gold King, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Kuskatan River, Alaska, United States | RAY Tressler | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Aeronca 7AC | Island Lake, Alaska, United States | Ronald L. Williams | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Champion 7ECA | Salcha, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Stoney River, Alaska, United States | William J. Dunbar | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18A | Windy Ridge, Alaska, United States | Larry W. Hedgpeth | Serious injuries | - |