- Date
- September 7, 1981
- Place
- Dahl Creek, AK · DAHL CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8504WFairchild C-119G
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810907065219A
- Case key
- 126680
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1811 81/9/7 DAHL CREEK,AK FAIRCHILD C-119G CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1100 N8504W PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 30, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 500 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAHL CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK DAHL CREEK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR SHEAR PIN FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8504W
- Reported as
- Fairchild C-119G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dahl Creek
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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