# NTSB ANC79FA018: Beech 36, N7512N, Unalakleet, AK, November 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1978
- Place: Unalakleet, AK · UNALAKLEET, AK
- Location: 63.8930° N, 160.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Unalakleet, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8930&lon=-160.7958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4310  78/11/10   UNALAKLEET,AK       BEECH 36            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1960
        TIME - 1150                    N7512N              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 462 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNALAKLEET,AK               NULATO,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7512N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Unalakleet

## 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 19781110044359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781110044359A), Nov 10, 1978: Beech 36BEECH, Unalakleet, 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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