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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Kassan Bay, AK · June 8, 1994

Date: June 8, 1994 · 14:15 local
Place: Kassan Bay, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FYWA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4471R
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC94LA067
Reported as: Cessna 185
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total470 in this make and model136 in the last 90 days

N4471RRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18502964 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landing in bay crosswind lined up with swells. Weather vaned coming off step. Wing hit wave. Cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING IN BAY CROSSWIND LINED UP WITH SWELLS. WEATHER VANED COMING OFF STEP. WING HIT WAVE. CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC94LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKassan Bay, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind. Factors were the rough water and the gusty wind condition.Jun 8, 1994 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4471R · 2

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

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