- Date
- July 18, 1972
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9974XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167503
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2520 72/7/18 ANCHORAGE,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 40, 578 TIME - 0731 N9974X PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PILOT ACCUSTOMED TO GRAVEL RUNWAY WHEN OPERATING THIS MAKE & MODEL ACFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9974X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anchorage Intl
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Other investigations on N9974X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC91LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKWas the pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the downdraft and unfavorable wind.NTSB ANC71FAG58Accident · No injuriesClosedGlenallen, AKNTSB ANC71DAG59Accident · No injuriesClosedGlenallen, AK