- Date
- November 26, 1970
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N46962Interstate S-1B1
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159206
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4243 70/11/26 TALKEETNA,ALAS INTERSTATE S-1B1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1238 N46962 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 1355 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 62 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALKEETNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SONA MINE STRIP,ALAS TALKEETNA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- REAR CABLE R SKI FAILED.IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY PLT,NOT A MECH. CONT TO DEST,FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46962
- Reported as
- Interstate S-1B1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Talkeetna
N46962Registered now · Interstate S-1B1Airframe modelInterstate S-1B1Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N46962 · 1
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