19811108072169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Anchorage, AK · November 8, 1981

Date
November 8, 1981 · 11:50 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4646C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82DAG06
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
327 total84 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit on takeoff climb. Crash landed on golf course. No engine defects. Possible inadequate warmup.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. CRASH LANDED ON GOLF COURSE. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE INADEQUATE WARMUP.

NTSB investigation

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