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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Bettles, AK · July 9, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1967
Place
Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9201CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115452

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2328   67/7/9    BETTLES,ALAS        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1600
        TIME - 1400                    N9201C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDALAR LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURST
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW-OUT AFTER BOUNCED LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N9201C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Chandalar Lake

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.