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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Ophir, AK · March 10, 1988

Date
March 10, 1988 · 16:00 local
Place
Ophir, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5045R
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA042
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,070 total300 in this make and model200 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.

Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Ski wheel dug into snow. Aircraft nosed over on its back.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. SKI WHEEL DUG INTO SNOW. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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