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| Date: | Saturday 8 June 1991 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5296D |
| MSN: | 50194 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Iliamna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dillingham, AK (DLG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT DEPARTED DILLINGHAM, ALASKA, EN ROUTE TO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. HE MADE AN EN ROUTE STOP AT AN OFF-AIRPORT LOCATION 10 MILES NORTH OF ILIAMNA, ALASKA. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO LAND ON AN UNIMPROVED AREA. THE SOFT TERRAIN WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA070
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 January 1964 | N5296D | Non commercial | 0 | Rainy Lake |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 07:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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