19970102000129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Nome, AK · January 2, 1997

Date
January 2, 1997 · 12:02 local
Place
Nome, AK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23CB
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA017
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total2,000 in this make and model100 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.

Search and rescue flight. Passenger accidently broke fuel handle. Inadvertently put selector to off. Quit on takeof

As the FAA filed it

SEARCH AND RESCUE FLIGHT. PASSENGER ACCIDENTLY BROKE FUEL HANDLE. INADVERTENTLY PUT SELECTOR TO OFF. QUIT ON TAKEOF

NTSB investigation

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