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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Cutler River, AK · September 3, 1984

Date
September 3, 1984 · 13:00 local
Place
Cutler River, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4839C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84LA153
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
494 total494 in this make and model64 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.

Pilot reported engine quit while spotting caribou. Crash landed on a sandbar. Engine problem unknown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT WHILE SPOTTING CARIBOU. CRASH LANDED ON A SANDBAR. ENGINE PROBLEM UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4839C · 1

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