- Date
- October 2, 1976
- Place
- Kipnuk, AK · KIPNUK, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2241TCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761002033099A
- Case key
- 149738
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3145 76/10/2 KIPNUK,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 20512 TIME - 1530 N2241T PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 594 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,AK KIPNUK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- FLOAT HIT BANK. TRIED TO TKOF IN SHORT PART OF LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2241T
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- 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.