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Cessna 180 N7939V

11 June 1990 · Deshka River, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 June 1990 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N7939V, operated by David Tredway, was involved in an accident near Deshka River, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Deshka River, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Silver Salmon
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N7939V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
David Tredway
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC90LA087

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER ON TO ITS BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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