- Date
- September 28, 1978
- Place
- Pt Possession, AK · PT POSSESSION, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4004YCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780928028969A
- Case key
- 147499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3048 78/9/28 NR.PT POSSESSION,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 8000 TIME - 1030 N4004Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PT POSSESSION,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TKOF FROM BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4004Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beach
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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.