- Date
- August 19, 1974
- Place
- Kongiganak, AK · KONGIGANAK, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2554ZCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138836
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3294 74/8/19 NR.KONGIGANAK,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 26158 TIME - 1500 N2554Z PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DILLINGHAM,ALAS RETURN KONGIGANAK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- PLT STATED BECAME AIRBORNE,FLAP LATCH SLIPPED,ACFT DROPPED TO WATER.PLT CUT PWR & ACFT HIT BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2554Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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