- Date
- June 23, 1976
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4311RCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760623027709A
- Case key
- 154371
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1812 76/6/23 NR.BETHEL,AK CESSNA A185F CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N4311R PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 23, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPAKIAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,AK BETHEL,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LESS BRAKING RQRD ON OTR RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4311R
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Napakiak
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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 N4311R · 2
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