- Date
- October 14, 1978
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2750JCessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781014043919A
- Case key
- 138570
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4136 78/10/14 ANCHORAGE,AK CESSNA 185E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1115 N2750J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 56, 17500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSITNA RIVER,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- SUN GLARE ON GLASSY WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2750J
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Hood
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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.
Other investigations on N2750J · 1
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