# NTSB ANC81DA045: C.A.S.A. C-212, N99TF, Kipnuk, AK, April 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1981
- Place: Kipnuk, AK · KIPNUK, AK
- Location: 59.9375° N, 164.0622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kipnuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9375&lon=-164.0622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0526  81/4/18  NR.KIPNUK,AK          C.A.S.A. C-212      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1930                    N99TF               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            31, 2470 TOTAL HOURS, 800
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ICE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KIPNUK,AK                    BETHEL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ICE STRIP-IMPROVED AREA ON FZN LAKE.NOSEWHEEL BRK THRU ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99TF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99TF), registered now, S/N 89, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: C.A.S.A. C-212
- Registry model: [Construcciones Aeronauticas C-212-CB](https://openairdocs.org/model/construcciones-aeronauticas-c-212-cb) (registry code 2410202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (registry code 01515, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ice Strip

## Other investigations on N99TF (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81IA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81IA011), Dec 17, 1980: C.A.S.A. C-212 (N99TF), Deadhorse, AK, incident, no damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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