- Date
- September 1, 1976
- Place
- Shovel Lake, AK · SHOVEL LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1296FCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760901028609A
- Case key
- 149796
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2621 76/9/1 SHOVEL LAKE,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1610 N1296F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 45, 10100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHALATANA LK,AK SHOVEL LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1296F
- 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.
Other investigations on N1296F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC91LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCordova, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.NTSB ANC84FAG01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportNaknek, AKThe acft crashed during takeoff. The plt said that during takeoff at an alt of about 10 ft AGL it felt as though the fltcontrols were not responding. The acft stalled and hit the runway. The plt suspected the controls had been tampered with, but when the acft…