- Date
- July 6, 1976
- Place
- Kaltag, AK · KALTAG, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N70487Cessna 185F
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760706026929A
- Case key
- 154620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2634 76/7/6 KALTAG,AK CESSNA 185F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4610 TIME - 1330 N70487 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1203 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KALTAG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KALTAG,AK UNALAKLEET,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED REMARKS- TRANSPORTING FISH IN TANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70487
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kaltag
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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.