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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Puntilla Lake, AK · March 6, 1989

Date
March 6, 1989 · 11:30 local
Place
Puntilla Lake, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EPZC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1292F
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89FA049
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,500 total1,000 in this make and model23 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.

Long bumpy takeoff run on snow covered frozen lake on skis. Pulled off nose high then stalled making low level turn

As the FAA filed it

LONG BUMPY TAKEOFF RUN ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE ON SKIS. PULLED OFF NOSE HIGH THEN STALLED MAKING LOW LEVEL TURN

NTSB investigation

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