- Date
- August 13, 1973
- Place
- Pilot Point, AK · PILOT POINT, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4520FCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730813026959A
- Case key
- 189662
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1848 73/8/13 PILOT POINT,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3000 TIME - 1600 N4520F PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PILOT POINT,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- PLT TOOK HAND OFF THROTTLE TO ADJUST FLAPS.FRICTION LOCK LOOSE.ENG LOST PWR.FLOATS HIT LAKE BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4520F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N4520F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC86LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAleknagik, AKThe pilot stated that on landing at a frozen lake he lost control of the aircraft causing the plane to ground loop. The aircraft then struck a snow bank on the beach.NTSB ANC74DAG70Accident · No injuriesClosedUgashik, AK