- Date
- March 21, 1975
- Place
- Oliktok, AK · OLIKTOK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1598FCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750321007089A
- Case key
- 148130
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0910 75/3/21 NR.OLIKTOK,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 998 TIME - 1800 N1598F PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELMERICKS CAMP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BARROW,AK RETURN BARTER ISLAND,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- DRIFTED L INTO GRND WHEN PLT ADJ RUDDER TRIM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1598F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helmericks Camp
N1598FRegistration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Cessna 185EAirframe modelCessna 185EEngine modelContinental I0-470 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.