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FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Talkeetna, AK · May 28, 2003

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Date
May 28, 2003 · 13:30 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
M6TC
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N70176
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC03FA051
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total
N70176Registration cancelled Jul 14, 2017 · Cessna A185ES/N 18502037 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna A185EEngine 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.

(-23) The Cessna 185E departed Talkeetna airport at app. 12:53 pm for the Mt. Mckinley base camp. N70176 was operated by mckinley air taxi of Talkeetna AK. The aircraft left with 3 passengers, 1 crew, and near gross weight. N70176 impacted a glacier in south hunter pass at about an elevation of 8200 feet. The site indicated about a 60 degree impact with the aircraft facing east. The aircraft appears to have stalled and spun into the terrain, gusty winds were reported in the area at the time of the accident. Not ELT signal was reported and the on site investigation revealed the ELT was destroyed on impact. The on site investigation revealed no obvious mechanical irregularities, maintenance logs showed the aircraft had 1.8 hours left until the next scheduled inspection. The aircraft will be relocated for further investigation, ammendments to follow. (-23 amendment) 6/11/2003, engine from N70176 installed on test stand at alaskan aircraft engines, inc as removed from accident site except as follows. One engine mount replaced, oil pan replaced, and induction crossover tube replaced due to damage. Club prop installed and engine ran for 20 minutes. 5 minutes at cruise RPM. Performed magneto check and full power checks. See run sheet dated 06/11/2003, no discrepancies during engine run. Performed compression check, checked fuel servo inlet screen and oil filter. No discrepancies noted. Continental IO-520D, serial number 293227R. Present at the time of the engine run were clint johnson (NTSB), steve m. miller (Cessna aircraft) and john kent (Continental engines).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE CESSNA 185E DEPARTED TALKEETNA AIRPORT AT APP. 12:53 PM FOR THE MT. MCKINLEY BASE CAMP. N70176 WAS OPERATED BY MCKINLEY AIR TAXI OF TALKEETNA AK. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WITH 3 PASSENGERS, 1 CREW, AND NEAR GROSS WEIGHT. N70176 IMPACTED A GLACIER IN SOUTH HUNTER PASS AT ABOUT AN ELEVATION OF 8200 FEET. THE SITE INDICATED ABOUT A 60 DEGREE IMPACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT FACING EAST. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE TERRAIN, GUSTY WINDS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NOT ELT SIGNAL WAS REPORTED AND THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ELT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO OBVIOUS MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES, MAINTENANCE LOGS SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT HAD 1.8 HOURS LEFT UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULED INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RELOCATED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION, AMMENDMENTS TO FOLLOW. (-23 AMENDMENT) 6/11/2003, ENGINE FROM N70176 INSTALLED ON TEST STAND AT ALASKAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, INC AS REMOVED FROM ACCIDENT SITE EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS. ONE ENGINE MOUNT REPLACED, OIL PAN REPLACED, AND INDUCTION CROSSOVER TUBE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE. CLUB PROP INSTALLED AND ENGINE RAN FOR 20 MINUTES. 5 MINUTES AT CRUISE RPM. PERFORMED MAGNETO CHECK AND FULL POWER CHECKS. SEE RUN SHEET DATED 06/11/2003, NO DISCREPANCIES DURING ENGINE RUN. PERFORMED COMPRESSION CHECK, CHECKED FUEL SERVO INLET SCREEN AND OIL FILTER. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. CONTINENTAL IO-520D, SERIAL NUMBER 293227R. PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE RUN WERE CLINT JOHNSON (NTSB), STEVE M. MILLER (CESSNA AIRCRAFT) AND JOHN KENT (CONTINENTAL ENGINES).

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 ANC03FA051Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, an uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was rising terrain.May 28, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N70176 · 1

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

Incident 19980426010069IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Talkeetna, AKNarrative: incident #IAL38042601. Pilot training on new hire. Had shimmy in tail wheel and instructor pushed yoke forward to raise the tail. The pilot hit the brakes and aircraft went on it's nose striking the prop on runway, then back on the tail. Prop was…Apr 26, 1998 · Minor damage