- Date
- October 11, 1980
- Place
- Fort Yukon, AK · FORT YUKON, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3486CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801011057619A
- Case key
- 128553
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2796 80/10/11 NR.FORT YUKON,AK CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3129 TIME - 1530 N3486C PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1103 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FORT YUKON,AK RETURN FORT YUKON,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- DRG LOW PASS TO CK GRAVEL BAR BFR LNDG,UN TO CLR TREES.CUT PWR,TCHDWN IN WILLOWS.COMPANY FLT PLN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3486C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gravel River Bar
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3486C · 1
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