Cessna 180 N3680C
1 August 1993 · Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1993 at about 02:05 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3680C, operated by Kieling, Harry J. JR., was involved in an accident near Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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 02:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sparrevohn Lrrs (SVW)
- Coordinates
- 55.9201, -159.4908
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N3680C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kieling, Harry J. JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Elmendorf Afb → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE ANIMAL ON THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
JUST AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN A CARIBOU APPEARED ON THE RUNWAY, IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT BALLOONED THE AIRPLANE OVER THE CARIBOU THEN TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. HE THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE, CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND TAIL TO HIT THE GROUND. THE PILOT HAD ABORTED HIS FIRST APPROACH BECAUSE OF A CARIBOU ON THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1993 | Cessna 180 | Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States | Sixty-Thirty North | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1993 | Cessna 180C | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Streb, Norbert | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1993 | Cessna 180J | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | George H. Burk | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1993 | Cessna 180E | Riggins, Idaho, United States | Burnett, Ross L. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1993 | Cessna 180H | New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States | Robert Henry | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1993 | Cessna 180H | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Sherod, William N. | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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