- Date
- July 17, 1970
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2579ZCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109805
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3116 70/7/17 NR.KENAI,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 1330 TIME - 1530 N2579Z PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMALL LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,ALAS BETHEL,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF REMARKS- SMALL LAKE APRX 2500FT DIAM.APPLIED 3RD NOTCH OF FLAPS DRG TKOF RUN.HIT BEACH.NOT SEAPLANE RATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2579Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Small Lake
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