19820913045749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Kotzebue, AK · September 13, 1982

Date
September 13, 1982 · 13:00 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60844
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82DAA19
Reported as
Cessna 185
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
353 total172 in this make and model53 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 strong crosswind. Lost directional control during lift off.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN STRONG CROSSWIND. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LIFT OFF.

NTSB investigation

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