Accident Cessna 180H N7990V, Saturday 31 January 1987

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Date:	Saturday 31 January 1987
Time:	12:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 180H
Owner/operator:	Keith Alan Echelmeyer
Registration:	N7990V
MSN:	18051890
Total airframe hrs:	3240 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470-R
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Delta Junction, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Fairbanks, AK (FAI)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GLACIER LANDING IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SURFACE REFERENCE. HE FLEW ONTO THE ICE AND LOST CONTROL IN VARYING SURFACE WINDS.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: