- Date
- March 12, 1977
- Place
- Girdwood, AK · GIRDWOOD, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N20883Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770312021779A
- Case key
- 152503
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3695 77/3/12 GIRDWOOD,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0400 N20883 PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 34, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GIRDWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GIRDWOOD,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- PIC OBSERVED DRINKING WINE WITHIN 2 HOURS OF ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20883
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Girdwood
N20883Registration cancelled Jul 6, 2009 · Cessna A185FAirframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.