- Date
- January 14, 1968
- Place
- Gambell, AK · GAMBELL, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N14AMAero Comdr 680-E
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112188
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0048 68/1/14 GAMBELL,ALAS AERO COMDR 680-E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1115 N14AM PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 44, 14500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAMBELL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- CLEARED RNWY NARROW WITH DRIFTS ALONG LEFT EDGE. PLT DID NOT DRAG FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14AM
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680-E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gambell
N14AMRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2011 · Aero Commander 680Airframe modelAero Commander 680Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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