- Date
- July 1, 1976
- Place
- Gibralter Lake, AK · GIBRALTER LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4557FCessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760701022839A
- Case key
- 154422
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1780 76/7/1 GIBRALTER LAKE,AK CESSNA 185E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 66, 7049 TIME - 1700 N4557F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENCHANTED LAKE,AK GIBRALTER LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 135 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4557F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- 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.
Other investigations on N4557F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC13CA069Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKotzebue, AKThe pilot's lack of situational awareness and failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain during takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident was the check airmen’s inadequate supervision.NTSB ANC05CA060Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWasilla, AKThe flight instructor's failure to provide adequate supervision of the second pilot during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and an intentional ground-loop by the instructor. A factor in the accident was the dual student's ( a certificated…NTSB ANC80DA053Accident · Minor injuriesClosedIliamna, AK