- Date
- July 13, 1979
- Place
- Drake Island, AK · DRAKE ISLAND, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1047BBeech C-18S
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79358
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0048 79/7/13 NR.DRAKE ISLAND,AK BEECH C-18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1145 N1047B PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 33, 21070 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DRAKE ISLAND,AK JUNEAU,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.AEROSOL CAN MADE CONTACT W UNPROTECTED ELEC TERM STUDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1047B
- Reported as
- Beech C-18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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