Cessna 180 N6559A
30 April 1986 · Brainerd, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 April 1986 at about 00:43 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N6559A, operated by John B. Silker, was involved in an accident near Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brainerd, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.3503, -94.1891
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N6559A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John B. Silker
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86FER06
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE FLOATPLANE DESCENDING 'ABNORMALLY' IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE JUST PRIOR TO WATER IMPACT. THE PLT REPORTED MAKING THE APCH TO THE LAKE IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE WITH PARTIAL POWER ON. THE PLT REMEMBERS NO FURTHER EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT BUT RECALLED NEVER HEARING THE STALL WARNING. BOTH THE PLT AND PASSENGER WERE THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ON IMPACT. NEITHER WORE SEAT BELTS. THE PASSENGERS, A NON-SWIMMER, SUBSEQUENTLY DROWNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1986 | Cessna 180K | Emigrant Pass, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1986 | Cessna 180 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Leonard E. Hill | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180 | Tanunak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Juan Paul Robertson | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180H | Eureka, Alaska, United States | Phillip Wendell Bach | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1986 | Cessna 180H | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1986 | Cessna 152 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Crystal Shamrock Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Robinson R22A | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1986 | Bellanca 7GCBC | E. Grand Forks, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-31-310 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Northland Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1986 | McCulloch J-2 | Rush City, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1986 | Bell 206B | Ellendale, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |