- Date
- April 18, 1981
- Place
- Sand Point, AK · SAND POINT, AK
- Injuries
- 39 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N173RVNihon YS-11A
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810418034179I
- Case key
- 126612
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 81/4/18 SAND POINT,AK NIHON YS-11A CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1400 N173RV PX- 0 0 36 42, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAND POINT OPERATOR - REEVE ALEUTIAN AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,AK COLD BAY,AK SAND POINT,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION BIRD STRIKE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- SEA GULL HIT WINDSHIELD ON SHORT FINAL RSTRG VISION.MAIN GEAR STRUCK EMBANKMENT AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N173RV
- Reported as
- Nihon YS-11A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sand Point
N173RVRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Nihon YS-11A-600Airframe modelNihon YS-11A-600Engine modelRolls-Royce DART-542 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.
Other investigations on N173RV · 1
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