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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Sheldons Point, AK · August 16, 1979

Date: August 16, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place: Sheldons Point, AK
Airport: Shelfons Point
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70048
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC79DAH12
Reported as: Cessna 185
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,580 total404 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

N70048Registered now · Cessna A185ES/N 18501917 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed on unopened airport runway. Tire hit soft spot. Aircraft flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON UNOPENED AIRPORT RUNWAY. TIRE HIT SOFT SPOT. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC79DAH12Accident · No injuriesClosedSheldons Point, AKAug 16, 1979 · Substantial damage