- Date
- October 27, 1970
- Place
- Metlakatla, AK · METLAKATLA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3539FCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167684
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1707 70/10/27 METLAKATLA,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 10540 TIME - 1730 N3539F PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 7005 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KETCHIKAN,ALAS KETCHIKAN,ALAS METLAKATLA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- FLOATS STRUCK KNOWN REEF SUBMERGED BY MURKY WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3539F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3539FRegistration cancelled May 5, 2015 · Cessna A185EAirframe modelCessna A185EEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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Other investigations on N3539F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.