ANC74DAH05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Chugiak, AK · May 11, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1974
Place
Chugiak, AK · CHUGIAK, AK
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2227TCessna 185
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740511019479A
Case key
124763

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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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3-1734  74/5/11  NR.CHUGIAK,ALAS       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 413
        TIME - 1915                    N2227T              PX-  0  0  5  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRCHWOOD,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FIVE PARAJUMPERS BAILED OUT AFTER POWER FAILED.NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N2227T
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N2227T · 1

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