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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Squaw Creek, AK · July 2, 1980

Date
July 2, 1980 · 20:50 local
Place
Squaw Creek, AK
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5083R
NTSB investigations
NTSBANC80DAG89NTSBANC80DA060
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,185 total1,500 in this make and model110 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 to ferry aircraft after temporary repair. Structure failed in turbulence & airplane crashed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FERRY AIRCRAFT AFTER TEMPORARY REPAIR. STRUCTURE FAILED IN TURBULENCE & AIRPLANE CRASHED.

NTSB investigation · 2

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