- Date
- September 12, 1974
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N70020Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740912037359A
- Case key
- 138838
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3296 74/9/12 BETHEL,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 771 TIME - 0920 N70020 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,ALAS RETURN SHAGELUK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.HIT LAKE BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70020
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N70020Registration cancelled Apr 2, 2010 · Cessna A185EAirframe modelCessna A185EEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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 N70020 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC07LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to an improperly repaired airbox.NTSB ANC93FA081Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot in command exceeding the maximum authorized gross takeoff weight of the airplane and his failure to compensate for the wind conditions. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind condition.NTSB ANC80DA019Accident · No injuriesClosedAkiachak, AKNTSB ANC72DAG70Accident · No injuriesClosedGlennallen, AK