- Date
- February 27, 1970
- Place
- Nenana, AK · NENANA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N76452Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1111 70/2/27 NENANA,ALAS CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 178 TIME - 1835 N76452 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NENANA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NENANA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: RUN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- T/O MADE FROM FROZEN LAKE.STRUCK SNOW DRIFTS,L SKI CABLE FAILED. CONT FLT TO DEST. HIT SNOWBANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76452
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nenana
N76452Registration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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