- Date
- September 7, 1977
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4974CCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770907027289A
- Case key
- 144638
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3693 77/9/7 BETTLES,AK CESSNA A185F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5722 TIME - 1120 N4974C PX- 1 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 11876 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EVANSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETTLES,AK BETTLES,AK WILD LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- PLT ASKED PAX TO ASSIST IN DOCKING FLOAT PLANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4974C
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Evansville
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.