# NTSB ANC78DA006: Beech 65-A80, N140RH, Allakaket, AK, December 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1977
- Place: Allakaket, AK · ALLAKAKET, AK
- Location: 66.5450° N, 152.5911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allakaket, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5450&lon=-152.5911&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4279  77/12/23   ALLAKAKET,AK        BEECH 65-A80        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2245
        TIME - 0910                    N140RH              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLAKAKET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NENANA,AK                   BETTLES,AK                   ALLAKAKET,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N140RH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140RH-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N LD-182, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-A80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (registry code 1152808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allakaket

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771223043559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771223043559A), Dec 23, 1977: Beech 65A80, AK, Substantial damage

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

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