- Date
- November 14, 1979
- Place
- Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2660SCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791114035929A
- Case key
- 134797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2852 79/11/14 CANTWELL,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N2660S PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 36, 3019 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 167 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLDEN NORTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CANTWELL,AK RETURN KANTISHNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- RWY 2095FT LONG COVERED W 1&1/2FT PACKED SNOW MARRED BY RUTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2660S
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Golden North
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.