- Date
- June 9, 1979
- Place
- Saint Marys, AK · SAINT MARYS, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N91399Cessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790609037049A
- Case key
- 135567
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3093 79/6/9 SAINT MARYS,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 10000 TIME - 1800 N91399 PX- 0 0 3 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST MARYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAINT MARYS,AK MT VILLAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 50 235 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- WND GUSTING 35KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91399
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Marys
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N91399 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC14LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWasilla, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and an attempted go-around, which resulted in collision with terrain.NTSB ANC06CA010Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane encountering a snow berm, and nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the snow berm.NTSB ANC71AA054Accident · No injuriesClosedAniak, AK