- Date
- January 26, 1977
- Place
- Mekoryuk, AK · MEKORYUK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1828RCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770126003459A
- Case key
- 156812
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0154 77/1/26 NR.MEKORYUK,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3276 TIME - 1540 N1828R PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,AK MEKORYUK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT SELECTED LNDG AREA WAS FROZEN LAKE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE FROZEN UNEVEN TUNDRA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1828R
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1828R · 1
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