- Date
- June 26, 1978
- Place
- Naknek, AK · NAKNEK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N70018Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780626026989A
- Case key
- 140443
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3968 78/6/26 NR.NAKNEK,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1530 N70018 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 9700 TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NONDALTON,AK NAKNEK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT STATED RAN OUT OF FUEL IN R TANK & DUE TO LOW ALT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RESTART ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70018
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N70018Registration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Cessna A185EAirframe modelCessna A185EEngine 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.
Other investigations on N70018 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC96LA107Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning for departure and his selection of unsuitable terrain. Factors in the accident were soft, snow covered terrain and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.NTSB ANC87FA084Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe acft was stalled on short final for landing. It touched down hard on the rwy and directional control was lost. The acft veered off the right side of the rwy and struck two parked acft.NTSB ANC85LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShulin Lake, AKThe acft nosed over during a water landing. This acft had wheels in the floats and one of the wheels was not retracted for the water landing. These gear are hand retracted by the plt. The plt said he checked visually to insure the left gear was up but did not…