- Date
- August 13, 1979
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N123LRCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790813023739A
- Case key
- 134122
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2323 79/8/13 NR.MCGRATH,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1630 N123LR PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 3500 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EMMONAK,AK. ANCHORAGE,AK. ST.MARY'S,AK. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG FAILURE POWER OFF LANDING IN TUNDRA.A/C FLOAT EQUIPPED.ACFT REFUELED FROM BARREL WO STRAINING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N123LR
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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