- Date
- August 24, 1970
- Place
- Ninilchik, AK · NINILCHIK, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4123DHelio Acft H-391B
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107866
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4497 70/8/24 NR.NINILCHIK,ALAS HELIO ACFT H-391B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 591 TIME - 1800 N4123D PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 354 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POLLY CREEK BEACH KENAI,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - SANDY REMARKS- PLT DID NOT CHECK CONDITION OF BEACH PRIOR TO TKOF ATMT. HIT SOFT SPOT IN SAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4123D
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-391B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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