Cessna 401B N69WW
16 February 1978 · Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 February 1978 at about 12:25 local time, a Cessna 401B registered N69WW, operated by Bush Air, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hooper Bay
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401B
- Registration
- N69WW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bush Air, Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bethel, Ak → Bethel, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2556
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL.BRACELOCK PIN 0841101-1 FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 1978 | Cessna 401A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Internatl Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1978 | Cessna 401A | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1978 | Cessna 401 | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1978 | Cessna 401A | Garden City, Kansas, United States | Transairco | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1978 | Cessna 401 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Kelowana FLT | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Cessna 401A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |