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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Trading Bay, AK · September 28, 1989

Date: September 28, 1989 · 18:30 local
Place: Trading Bay, AK
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N64399
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC89LA176
Reported as: Cessna A185E
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N64399Registration cancelled Jul 2, 2013 · Cessna A185ES/N 185-1262 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Struck a tree and crashed on approach to a unnamed dirt strip.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED ON APPROACH TO A UNNAMED DIRT STRIP.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC89LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTrading Bay, AKPilot in commands failure to perform an adequate visual approach resulting in collision with a tree.Sep 29, 1989 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N64399 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19850802050519IForced/Precautionary Landing · Tuntutuliak Riv, AKLoss of engine power on takeoff. Landed on river with some damage. Rear engine mount broken. Restricted throttle.Aug 2, 1985 · Minor damage Accident 19831010053819ATakeoff Ground Roll · Bethel, AKAircraft hit shoreline and crashed during attempted takeoff from lake.Oct 10, 1983 · Substantial damage