- Date
- July 6, 1972
- Place
- Karluk Lake, AK · KARLUK LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1956UCessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167820
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3987 72/7/6 KARLUK LAKE,ALAS CESSNA 185E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1130 TIME - 1808 N1956U PX- 0 0 3 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KARLUK LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KARLUK LAKE,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.RT FLOAT AND WING DUG IN WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1956U
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Karluk Lake