- Date
- December 25, 1970
- Place
- Rampart, AK · RAMPART, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7979VCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159401
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2030 70/12/25 RAMPART,ALAS CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3000 TIME - 1115 N7979V PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 835 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMPART DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS RAMPART,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT REMARKS- PLT STATED RWY AND SURROUNDING AREA BLENDED AT LEVEL OFF. LND IN SNOW BANK TO L OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7979V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rampart
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