- Date
- September 19, 1975
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5886TCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750919029669A
- Case key
- 150807
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2757 75/9/19 CORDOVA,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 10000 TIME - 1130 N5886T PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EYAK LAKE SPB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HINCHINBROOK IS,AK CORDOVA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ROUGH WATER WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 3000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- GUSTING WINDS.VELOCITY NOT REPORTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5886T
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eyak Lake Spb
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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.
Other investigations on N5886T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC84FA027Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe acft crashed shortly after takeoff following a power loss. The plt stated that smoke entered the cockpit from the heat vents. He thought the smoke was from residual oil spilled on the engine during an oil change and he pulled the engine cut off mistaking…NTSB ANC70A0011Accident · No injuriesClosedSeward, AK