# Incident 19810418034179I: Nihon YS11A600, Sand Point, AK, April 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1981, 14:03 local time
- Place: Sand Point, AK
- Airport: Sand Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAAA
- Location: 55.3137° N, 160.5214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAND POINT (SDP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3137&lon=-160.5214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173RV-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nihon YS-11A-600 (registry code 6310420, https://openairdocs.org/model/nihon-ys-11a-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-542 series (registry code 54522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS11A600
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418034179I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HIT BIRD ON FINAL AND LANDED SHORT. TORE OFF LANDING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA043), Apr 18, 1981: Nihon YS-11A (N173RV), Sand Point, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N173RV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910327013299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910327013299I), Mar 27, 1991: Nihon YS11A600 (N173RV), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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