- Date
- November 8, 1978
- Place
- Teller, AK · TELLER, AK
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3489YCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781108044319A
- Case key
- 138080
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4339 78/11/8 TELLER,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4200 TIME - 1130 N3489Y PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TELLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TELLER,AK BREVIG MISSION,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- PLT STATED FREIGHT AGAINST PETALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3489Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Teller
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3489Y · 1
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