- Date
- November 26, 1971
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N70022Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164439
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3664 71/11/26 SKWENTNA,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N70022 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 29, 2244 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 248 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRCHWOOD ARPT,ALAS RAINY PASS,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 FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM SNOW COVERED SAND BAR. R SKI HIT ABRUPT RISE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70022
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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