- Date
- February 28, 1975
- Place
- Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5718MCessna 402B
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750228004429A
- Case key
- 147993
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0250 75/2/28 NR.BARROW,AK CESSNA 402B CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1452 N5718M PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, 43 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BARROW,AK RETURN GSI SITES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT REMARKS- UN LOCATE GCI SITE,LOW LVL FLT.DSCND INTO TUNDRA WHILE LOOKING AT MAP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5718M
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5718MRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Cessna 402BAirframe modelCessna 402BEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 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 N5718M · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC88FA111Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMt. Torbet, AKThe on-demand-charter flight was to originally pickup passengers and cargo but a landing gear problem forced another airplane with a mechanic to be dispatched. The other airplane returned with the passengers and the accident airplane was repaired by the…NTSB ANC88IA013Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCordova, AKThe company maintenance personnel were aware of a shimmy problem but they thought is was only worn bushings. The maintenance people stated they inspected the part but found no problem. The pilot-in-command also stated he found no problem upon visually…NTSB ANC82DA047Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrayling, AKThe left main landing gear collapsed during landing rollout. Part of the landing gear system failed in shear overstress.