- Date
- March 29, 1971
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7453TCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160429
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1157 71/3/29 BETTLES,ALAS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 89 TOTAL TIME - 1445 N7453T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WISEMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.WAINWRIGHT,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7453T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wiseman
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