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This 1967 Cessna 180H has 10,030 hours on the airframe and 1,157 hours on its Continental O-470-50 engine.
This 1969 Cessna 180H has 5,400 hours on the airframe and 550 hours on its Continental O-470R engine since overhaul. The 88-inch McCauley propeller has logged 138 hours since new.
The tree struck by the Cessna 180H’s left horizontal stabilizer in the fatal crash. (From NTSB) At the crash site, investigators found a small cluster of trees.
The airplane involved in the crash, a Cessna 180H, was operated by Golden Eagle Outfitters and involved a remote bear hunting excursion, the NTSB wrote in their preliminary investigation. The pilot, ...
The wreckage of a Cessna 180H in a June 16, 2023 plane crash northeast of Shaktoolik. Longtime Bush pilot Jim Tweto and Idaho hunting guide Shane Reynolds died in the crash. (From NTSB) ...
A social media account for the NTSB shared at 3:59 p.m. Alaska time that the agency is “investigating the crash of a Cessna 180H airplane near Unalakleet, Alaska.” ...
UNALAKLEET, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska State Troopers have reported that noted bush pilot and aviation executive Jim Tweto has died in a plane crash near Shaktoolik. A social media account for the NTSB ...