- Date
- September 6, 1981
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9096GCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810906059879A
- Case key
- 126684
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1820 81/9/6 NR.BETTLES,AK CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 476 TIME - 1730 N9096G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLDBENCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,AK GOLDBENCH,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 60 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- RWY MARKED WITH X.ATMTD LNDG BTN BARRICADES.WND GSTG FM NR CALM TO 20KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9096G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Goldbench
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9096G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC84FA068Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKDuring takeoff, the acft lifted off at about mid-field, then it touched down & became airborne again before it crashed. It came to rest in an inverted position, 1017 ft beyond the end of the rwy. No abnormalities of the eng were found other than impact…NTSB CHI74FEK03Accident · No injuriesClosedNewark, OH