- Date
- November 6, 1971
- Place
- Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70020Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164239
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3923 71/11/6 GLENNALLEN,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N70020 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 54, 16500 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GULKANA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS GLENNALLEN,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN SPECIAL VFR REMARKS- ACFT HIT SNW BERM NR CENLINE OF RWY,VEERED TO R,HIT LARGE SNW BERM,NSD OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70020
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gulkana
N70020Registration cancelled Apr 2, 2010 · Cessna A185EAirframe modelCessna A185EEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N70020 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC07LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to an improperly repaired airbox.NTSB ANC93FA081Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot in command exceeding the maximum authorized gross takeoff weight of the airplane and his failure to compensate for the wind conditions. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind condition.NTSB ANC80DA019Accident · No injuriesClosedAkiachak, AKNTSB ANC75AA024Accident · No injuriesClosedBethel, AK