ANC79DAG15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Iliamna, AK · October 20, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 20, 1978
Place
Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N736STCessna 185
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138530

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4087  78/10/20 NR.ILIAMNA,AK         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N736ST              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 44, 1720 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ILIAMNA,AK                  TALARIK CREEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- DMGD WING & AILERON DRG PREVIOUS LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N736ST
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.