- Date
- July 20, 1977
- Place
- Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N800WAVolpar H18
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145493
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3400 77/7/20 GALENA,AK VOLPAR H18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1950 N800WA PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG 28, 4785 TOTAL HOURS, 740 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALENA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALENA,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER SYSTEM: PITCH CHANGING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N800WA
- Reported as
- Volpar H18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Galena