# NTSB ANC77DA034: Beech G18S, Tyonek, AK, March 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: March 4, 1977
- Place: Tyonek, AK · TYONEK, AK
- Location: 61.0681° N, 151.1369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyonek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 29, 1977
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0249   77/3/4    TYONEK,AK           BEECH G18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N9965L              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 43, 2690 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            360 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TYONEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                TYONEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- RUTS IN ICE.
```

## Sequence of events

- Landing-flare/touchdown

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9965L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9965L-2009-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: TYONEK
- FAA reports: 19770304006079A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770304006079A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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