- Date
- November 26, 1970
- Place
- Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9974XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159208
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4245 70/11/26 GLENALLEN,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5026 TIME - 1210 N9974X PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 1320 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WEST FORK,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS GLENALLEN,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- R GR STRUT SPRING FAILED.MADE GO AROUND,FURTHER DMG NEXT LDG.ACFT INVOLVED IN LDG GR ACCDT WK AGO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9974X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N9974X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC91LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKWas the pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the downdraft and unfavorable wind.NTSB ANC73DAG06Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AKNTSB ANC71DAG59Accident · No injuriesClosedGlenallen, AK