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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185E · Glennallen, AK · March 18, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 18, 1973
Place
Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2233TCessna 185E
Status
Completed · report May 18, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730318006569A
Case key
170283

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0735  73/3/18  NR.GLENNALLEN,ALAS    CESSNA 185E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 109
        TIME - 1445                    N2233T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,ALAS                 ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON FROZEN TUNDRA.

Aircraft

Registration
N2233T
Reported as
Cessna 185E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eureka

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2233T · 1

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