Aviation Crash Map

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.

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