- Date
- June 29, 1971
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1972UCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162245
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0054 71/6/29 DILLINGHAM,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2500 TIME - 1557 N1972U PX- 0 0 3 TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM OPERATOR - WESTERN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DILLINGHAM,ALAS EKUK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- SEAT SLID TO REAR. UNABLE TO REACH CTLS. NO SEAT MALFUNCTION FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1972U
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Dillingham
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