- Date
- October 13, 1973
- Place
- Willow, AK · WILLOW, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9850Cessna 305B
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731013037769A
- Case key
- 187930
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3743 73/10/13 WILLOW,ALAS CESSNA 305B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1535 N9850 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 416 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 37 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,ALAS RETURN WILLOW,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- SNOW 7-8 IN DEEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9850
- Reported as
- Cessna 305B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Willow
N9850Registration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Cessna 305BAirframe modelCessna 305BEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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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.
Other investigations on N9850 · 1
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