- Date
- June 28, 1973
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2230CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730628017019A
- Case key
- 190000
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2225 73/6/28 SKWENTNA,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 225 TIME - 1915 N2230C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHELATNA LAKE LOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS CHELATNA LK LDG,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- L BRAKE CYL PISTON ROD TERMINAL END UNSCREWED. L BRAKE INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2230C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chelatna Lake Lod
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2230C · 1
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