- Date
- September 12, 1980
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5015RCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800912041189A
- Case key
- 128851
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2341 80/9/12 NR.BETTLES,AK CESSNA A185F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N5015R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 44, 3913 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 303 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MASCOT CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,AK BETTLES,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- INNER BUSHING OF L BRAKE TORQUE PLATE,PN 830278A2,SHEARED;PIN GUIDES NOT FND.LNDD ON GRAVEL BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5015R
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mascot Creek
N5015RRegistration cancelled Aug 12, 2008 · Cessna A185FAirframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.