ANC75AA042

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A185E · Ketchikan, AK · November 24, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 24, 1974
Place
Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3359LCessna A185E
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741124039179A
Case key
142509

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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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3-3505  74/11/24 NR.KETCHIKAN,ALAS     CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 21150
        TIME - 1130                    N3359L              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         KETCHIKAN,ALAS               LOCAL                       UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT PARTIALLY SUBMERGED LOG. FLOAT EQUIPPED

Aircraft

Registration
N3359L
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N3359L · 3

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