- Date
- September 19, 1978
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9868XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139273
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3300 78/9/19 NR.CORDOVA,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, UNK/NR TIME - UNK/NR N9868X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED BEARING RIVER,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.HIT SUBMERGED SANDBAR. WATER 1FT LOWER THAN NORMAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9868X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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