NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC83IA118
Registry · N9701F
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
FAIRCHILD C-82A
Engine
P & W R-2800 SERIES (2000 hp)
Seats / Engines
52 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19970729
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD8626
Registrant of record
HAGERSTOWN AVIATION MUSEUM
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. THE NOSE GEARWAS DOWN & LOCKED WITH A GREEN LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT. THERE WAS NO DOWN & LOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE MAIN GEAR. EXAMINATION REVEALED SIGNATURES CONSISTENT WITH EXTREME OVERLOAD AS IN ATTEMPTING TO EXTEND GEAR WITH THE ACFT ON THE GROUND. THE CREW HAD TO SEARCH FOR A CHECKLIST IN THE COCKPIT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_ANC83IA118.txt.
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