- Date
- August 25, 1969
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5653DBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157993
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2528 69/8/25 BETTLES,ALAS BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1927 TIME - 1700 N5653D PX- 0 0 1 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 364 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAMWAY BAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETTLES ARPT TRAMWAY BAR ARPT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING SHRT FLD LDG IN WESTWIND I CNVSN.REVERSED PROPS PREMATURELY.RWY SHRT,SOFT.COPLT TRNG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5653D
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tramway Bar