- Date
- June 4, 1970
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5372DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126405
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0819 70/6/4 SKWENTNA,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0845 N5372D PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 55, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1073 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKWENTNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS SKWENTNA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- SUB DMG TO L WING TIP,HORIZ STAB,ELEVATOR.TAIL WHEEL STEERING MECHANISM FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5372D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skwentna
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