ANC70D0052

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Pedro Bay, AK · June 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1969
Place
Pedro Bay, AK · PEDRO BAY, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1826VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172108

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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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3-2899  69/6/11    PEDRO BAY,ALAS      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 260
        TIME - 0805                    N1826V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEDRO BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ILIAMNA,ALAS                PEDRO BAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED RNWY 13. REMARKS IN ALAS AIRMANS GUIDE STATE,LAND RNWY 31 T/O RNWY 13.

Aircraft

Registration
N1826V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pedro Bay

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.