# NTSB ANC71FAG11: United Cons UC-1, N9501U, Anchorage, AK, July 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1970
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71FAG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3316  70/7/26    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      UNITED CONS UC-1    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 790
        TIME - 2011                    N9501U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KACHEMAK BAY,ALAS           ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L TIRE BLEW,R WING,FLOAT DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9501U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9501U-1998-02-04), registration cancelled 1998-02-04, S/N UC006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNITED CONS UC-1
- Registry model: [United Consultants UC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/united-consultants-uc-1) (registry code 9220102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill Field

## Other investigations on N9501U (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA95FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA012), Oct 27, 1994: United Consultant UC-1 (N9501U), Pinedale, WY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ROUGH WATER AND DOWNDRAFTS.
- [NTSB ANC74DAG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG32), Aug 29, 1973: Stol Acft UC-1 (N9501U), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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