Cessna 180A N9778B
17 August 1966 · Cordova Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1966 at about 07:30 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N9778B, operated by MAC S Flying S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cordova Alas, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cordova Alas, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180A
- Registration
- N9778B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- MAC S Flying S
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3926
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING IN TOO SHALLOW WATER.ACFT LATER WASHED OUT TO SEA BY STORM AND HIGH TIDES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1966 | Cessna 180 | Easton Wash, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Cessna 180 | Tarentum Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Aero Marine de | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1966 | Cessna 180 | Leeville la, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1966 | Cessna 180 | Stowell Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1966 | Cessna 180 | Butte Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1966 | Cessna 180 | San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Bussman and AS | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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