- Date
- July 6, 1971
- Place
- Hurricane, AK · HURRICANE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2848DDehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162615
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2317 71/7/6 HURRICANE,ALAS DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1620 N2848D PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG 50, 4255 TOTAL HOURS, 56 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,ALAS CANTWELL,ALAS EAST FORK CAMP,ALAS 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) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FULL DEFLECTION OF TAIL WHEEL NOT OBTAINABLE,EXCESSIVE PLAY BTN CTL HORN,STRUT.OK ON PRIOR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2848D
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2848DRegistration cancelled Jun 23, 1972 · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2
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