- Date
- May 16, 1980
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3332SCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800516016759A
- Case key
- 130600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2352 80/5/16 NR.KENAI,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1547 TIME - 1200 N3332S PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK KENAI,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- DRG LNDG ON SNOW COVERED STRIP,L MAIN GEAR DROPPED INTO A HOLE & FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3332S
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bush Strip
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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 N3332S · 1
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