- Date
- April 30, 1973
- Place
- Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2748JCessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730430010949A
- Case key
- 173355
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0863 73/4/30 NR.HOMER,ALAS CESSNA 185E CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1620 N2748J PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 25, 5376 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1748 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JAKOLOF BAY STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOMER,ALAS RETURN JAKALOF BAY,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 7500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 40 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LOST CTL IN STEEP L CLIMBING TURN JUST AFTER TKOF FROM SHORT BEACH STRIP. GUSTING TO 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2748J
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jakolof Bay Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.