Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN85FTE02

ATLANTIC CITY, WY, USA

Aircraft #1

N66771

CESSNA 180K

Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A NARROW CURVED ROADWAY IN A MINING PIT. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ACFT MADE A STEEP DESCENT, TOUCHED DOWN ON THE ROAD AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED THE ROAD. THE ACFT ENTERED AN AREA OF LARGE BOULDERS, NOSED OVER AND TRAVELED 76 FT UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS THROUGH THE ROCKS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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