- Date
- July 25, 1969
- Place
- Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5886TCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 31, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164926
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2635 69/7/25 NR.SEWARD,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 15000 TIME - 1800 N5886T PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EYAK,ALAS CHENEGA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT,SANK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5886T
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N5886T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC84FA027Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe acft crashed shortly after takeoff following a power loss. The plt stated that smoke entered the cockpit from the heat vents. He thought the smoke was from residual oil spilled on the engine during an oil change and he pulled the engine cut off mistaking…NTSB ANC76DAG46Accident · No injuriesClosedCordova, AK