- Date
- August 28, 1971
- Place
- Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6054NBeech B23
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163420
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3232 71/8/28 SEWARD,ALAS BEECH B23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1400 N6054N PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 38, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, 40 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTAGUE IS.,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- HIT GRASS AND SAND HUMMOCK ON OTHERWISE SUITABLE AREA. HAD USED THIS AREA PREVIOUSLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6054N
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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