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NTSB accident investigation · Beech C23 · Big Lake, AK · June 10, 1978

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 10, 1978
Place
Big Lake, AK · BIG LAKE, AK
Injuries
1 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1964LBeech C23
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140824

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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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3-2654  78/6/10    BIG LAKE,AK         BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N1964L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  35, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 4
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                BIG LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT FLYING FROM RIGHT SEAT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1964L
Reported as
Beech C23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Big Lake

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.