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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Little Port Wal, AK · July 18, 1981

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Date: July 18, 1981
Place: Little Port Wal, AK
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7607Q
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 308 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7607QRegistration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503625 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Air-filed flight plan on departure for 50-minute flight. Became missing. Low ceilings, mountains, ocean in area.

As the FAA filed it

AIR-FILED FLIGHT PLAN ON DEPARTURE FOR 50-MINUTE FLIGHT. BECAME MISSING. LOW CEILINGS, MOUNTAINS, OCEAN IN AREA.