- Date
- May 23, 1971
- Place
- Swikshak, AK · SWIKSHAK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1956UCessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0019 71/5/23 SWIKSHAK,ALAS CESSNA 185E CR- 0 0 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N1956U PX- 0 0 1 AGE UNK/NR, 3000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - KODIAK AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KODIAK,ALAS SWIKSHAK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - SANDY REMARKS- LANDED ON SANDY BEACH HIT SOFT SPOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1956U
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage