- Date
- October 20, 1973
- Place
- Ugashik, AK · UGASHIK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4520FCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731020038499A
- Case key
- 188022
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3601 73/10/20 NR.UGASHIK,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1430 N4520F PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 10000 TOTAL HOURS, 5000 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UGASHIK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UGASHIK,ALAS ALEKNAGIK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 32 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE.PLT STATED WIND SHIFTED,VELOCITY N/R.WATER IN FLOATS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4520F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ugashik
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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 ANC74AA024Accident · No injuriesClosedPilot Point, AK