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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Emmonak, AK · June 20, 1980

Date
June 20, 1980 · 11:00 local
Place
Emmonak, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N70412
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAG62
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
460 total140 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot attempted takeoff in windy turbulent conditions. Unable to climb aircraft. Crashed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN WINDY TURBULENT CONDITIONS. UNABLE TO CLIMB AIRCRAFT. CRASHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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