- Date
- September 28, 1979
- Place
- Bethek, AK · BETHEK, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4695ECessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790928024749A
- Case key
- 133916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2123 79/9/28 NR.BETHEK,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1389 TIME - 1500 N4695E PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 564 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANGAR LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEK,AK RETURN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4695E
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hangar Lake
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.