- Date
- May 8, 1975
- Place
- Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70148Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750508011459A
- Case key
- 132974
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0906 75/5/8 NR.JUNEAU,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1530 N70148 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG 30, 2801 TOTAL HOURS, 45 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELFIN COVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PELICAN,AK JUNEAU,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- GUSTING TO 25K. WG HIT MARKER BUOY,THEN SWERVED INTO PILINGS. DMGD L FLOAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70148
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elfin Cove
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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 N70148 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC91LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKing Salmon, AKFuel exhaustion, the pilot's inadequate preflight and the inadequate fuel consumption calculations. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain, and tundra.NTSB ANC80DA086Accident · No injuriesClosedEek, AKNTSB ANC76AA103Accident · No injuriesClosedVakutat, AK