- Date
- September 7, 1973
- Place
- St.Michael, AK · ST.MICHAEL, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1855CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730907031089A
- Case key
- 188535
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2885 73/9/7 ST.MICHAEL,ALAS CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 179 TIME - 1710 N1855C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.MICHAEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.MICHAEL,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- T/D IN SOFT AREA,SWERVED OFF RWY.ALASKA GUIDE STATE RWY HAS SOFT SPOTS & SOFT THRESHOLDS,BOTH ENDS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1855C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St.Michael
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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.