Cessna 180K N644FM
9 April 1986 · Emigrant Pass, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1986 at about 01:14 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N644FM was involved in an accident near Emigrant Pass, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Emigrant Pass, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.5389, -116.3912
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180K
- Registration
- N644FM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Elko → Sacramento
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA86LA097
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 WAS INFORMED DURING A WX BRIEFING THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE PLT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF REGARDLESS AND ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES. WHILE LOOKING FOR AN AREA OF A HIGHWAY TO LAND THE ACFT, PWR LINES WERE CONTACTED WITH THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE PLT THEN CONTINUED TO AN ARPT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 11 Jul 1986 | Cessna 180 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | Donald Stelling | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172N | Pioche, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1986 | Eiriavion Oy PIK 20-D | Minden, Nevada, United States | Robert Thornequist | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Hanson JUNGMANN 131E | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Gerald E. Hanson | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1986 | Maule M-6-235 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |