- Date
- April 2, 1976
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8767ZCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760402007949A
- Case key
- 153468
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0889 76/4/2 NR.KETCHIKAN,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 245 TIME - 1102 N8767Z PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COFFMAN COVE,AK KETCHIKAN,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 35 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WEA BRIEF FRM COMPANY PLT BY RADIO. LND IN 5FT SWELLS DUE ENROUTE WEA. FLOATS DUG IN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8767Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8767ZRegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2020 · Cessna A185FAirframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 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.