- Date
- August 16, 1976
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4308RCessna 185F
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760816025399A
- Case key
- 155087
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1818 76/8/16 NR.CORDOVA,AK CESSNA 185F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1556 N4308R PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG 33, 10439 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 203 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HINCHENBROOK,AK HELLS HOLE LAGOON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER REMARKS- FLOATS HIT ON BEACH SHORT OF WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4308R
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.