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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Nome, AK · May 1, 1981

Date
May 1, 1981 · 16:45 local
Place
Nome, AK
Airport
Nome
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70008
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DA048
Reported as
Cessna A185E
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total600 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost control, ground-looped on landing. Tail wheel lock had been removed. Recommend reinstallation of same.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL, GROUND-LOOPED ON LANDING. TAIL WHEEL LOCK HAD BEEN REMOVED. RECOMMEND REINSTALLATION OF SAME.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N70008 · 2

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