- Date
- July 7, 1972
- Place
- Wales, AK · WALES, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- CF-BALLockheed 18 L/S
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0010 72/7/7 WALES,ALAS LOCKHEED 18 L/S CR- 0 1 1 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1500 CF-BAL PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 29, 1700 TOTAL HOURS, 45 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST RIVER MINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALES,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- HIT LARGE GRAVEL PILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CF-BAL
- Reported as
- Lockheed 18 L/S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lost River Mine