- Date
- September 22, 1974
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N70026Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740922035699A
- Case key
- 138852
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3158 74/9/22 FAIRBANKS,ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0955 N70026 PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 20, 1460 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 405 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS DIETRICH,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB TURBULENCE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- PILOT STATED HE WAS ABORTING TAKEOFF AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE.B-727 DEP 3 MIN BFR.TWR WARNED PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70026
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fairbanks Intl
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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.