ANC77DAH08

NTSB accident investigation · Beech G18S · Anchorage, AK · August 17, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1977
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N741GBBeech G18S
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145497

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4114  77/8/17    ANCHORAGE,AK        BEECH G18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N741GB              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 5100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                DILLINGHAM,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     100
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING TO 25KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N741GB
Reported as
Beech G18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anchorage Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.