- Date
- March 28, 1973
- Place
- Takotna, AK · TAKOTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5387DCessna 180B
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730328007499A
- Case key
- 170340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0710 73/3/28 TAKOTNA,ALAS CESSNA 180B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 9000 TIME - 1300 N5387D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAKOTNA,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L SKI RAN INTO SOFT SNOW AREA AND FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5387D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.