- Date
- September 2, 1977
- Place
- Minto Lake, AK · MINTO LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19770902037331A19770902037332A
- Case key
- 145285
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2982 77/9/2 NR.MINTO LAKE,AK HELIO 295 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0910 N99798 PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 28, 3275 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 211 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINTO LAKE,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2982 77/9/2 NR.MINTO LAKE,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0910 N2563Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 33, 5500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 3 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,AK RETURN MINTO LAKE AREA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2563Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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- Registration
- N99798
- Reported as
- Helio 295
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.