- Date
- September 14, 1973
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2988ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730914033539A
- Case key
- 188199
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3269 73/9/14 NR.SKWENTNA,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 128 TIME - 0615 N2988A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKWENTNA,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS TERRAIN - SANDY PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- TKOF FROM SAND BAR.BOTH BRAKES BECAME CLOGGED WITH SAND,L TIRE BLEW OUT & ACFT OVER TURNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2988A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.