- Date
- April 7, 1962
- Place
- Shungnak, AK · SHUNGNAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5351DCessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113735
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0017 62/4/7 SHUNGNAK,ALAS CESSNA 180A CR- 0 0 1 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3214 TIME - 1644 N5351D PX- 0 0 0 TOTAL HOURS, 2337 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KOTZEBUE,ALAS KOBUK,ALAS SHUNGNAK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- R SKI DUG UNDER NEW SNOW AND HIT HIDDEN ICE RIDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5351D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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