- Date
- January 12, 1971
- Place
- Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2285TCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0941 71/1/12 BARROW,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1915 N2285T PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 40, 11013 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1905 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAINWRIGHT,ALAS BARROW,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN SPECIAL VFR REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN TRRN CLNC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2285T
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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