- Date
- February 16, 1978
- Place
- Hooper Bay, AK · HOOPER BAY, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N69WWCessna 401B
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780216029639A
- Case key
- 142818
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2556 78/2/16 HOOPER BAY,AK CESSNA 401B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1225 N69WW PX- 0 0 3 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 42, 7760 TOTAL HOURS, 160 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOPER BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,AK BETHEL,AK CAPE ROMANZOFF,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL.BRACE LOCK PIN 0841101-1 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69WW
- Reported as
- Cessna 401B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hooper Bay
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.