- Date
- September 5, 1972
- Place
- Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5497ACessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168382
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3328 72/9/5 BARROW,ALAS CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0510 N5497A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 41, 15325 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 597 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UMIAT,ALAS BARROW,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT TAXIED INTO WASHOUT ON A GRAVEL BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5497A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Umiat
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