- Date
- March 15, 1968
- Place
- Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2215VCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118617
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0609 68/3/15 GULKANA,ALAS CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 59 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N2215V PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE COVERED WITH SNOW 16 INS DEEP. UNAUTHORIZED LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2215V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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