Cessna 180 accident near Caribou Strip, Alaska, August 22, 1982
On August 22, 1982 at about 3:00 am local time, a Cessna 180, registered N9376C, was substantially damaged in an accident near Caribou Strip, Alaska (Caribou airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 22, 1982 · about 3:00 am local time
- Place
- Caribou Strip, Alaska · Caribou
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · all 180s on the register
- Registration
- N9376C · registry record · serial 31774
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS ON A GRAVEL RUNWAY THAT WAS 1800 FT LONG. HE STATED THAT THE LANDING STRIP CURVED TO THE LEFT, AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE WAS UNABLE TO FOLLOW THE STRIP TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER during landing - roll
- NOSE OVER during landing - roll
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land, none, none
- Flight time: 261 hours in all; 15 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 203 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 3
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,777 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Fairbanks AK at 5:35 pm
- Destination: Caribou AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 1,800 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 140°C, dew point 0°C
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC82DAA11.