- Date
- March 21, 1981
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4569BCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810321011929A
- Case key
- 126901
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0417 81/3/21 SKWENTNA,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 378 TIME - 1015 N4569B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKWENTNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLOW,AK SKWENTNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- MAIN GEAR BROKE THRU SNOW CRUST ON UNATNDD ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4569B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skwentna
N4569BRegistration cancelled Jan 2, 2008 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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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.