- Date
- September 30, 1972
- Place
- King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5812JCessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169045
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2993 72/9/30 KING SALMON,ALAS CESSNA 185E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 777 TIME - 1328 N5812J PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KING SALMON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING SALMON,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. PROP ABNORMAL DURING RUN UP. ACFT SLOW BECOMING AIRBORNE. PROP GOV SURGE AT CRUISE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5812J
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- King Salmon
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