# NTSB ANC73AA045: Cessna 185E, N2748J, Homer, AK, April 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2748J-1974-07-24), registration cancelled 1974-07-24, S/N 185-1498, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jakolof Bay Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730430010949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430010949A), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna A185E, Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Lost ctl in steep l climbing turn just after tkof from short beach strip. Gusting to 15K.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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