Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 180 N39CF

30 May 1978 · Dillingham, Alaska, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 30 May 1978 at about 12:15 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N39CF, operated by Seward Marine, was involved in an accident during in flight near Dillingham, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board. In all, 3 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Dillingham, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N39CF
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Seward Marine
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Fish Spotting
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Bristol Bay, Ak → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4364

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 3 0 0 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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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