- Date
- January 14, 1980
- Place
- Shungnak, AK · SHUNGNAK, AK
- Injuries
- 7 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1690ZCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800114000209A
- Case key
- 134919
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3029 80/1/14 SHUNGNAK,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6050 TIME - 1400 N1690Z PX- 6 2 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHUNGNAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMBLER,AK KOBUK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS ICE FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TEMP -45F WITH ICE FOG,IMPACT & FIRE DMG PROHIBITED WT & BAL COMP.ACFT EQPD WITH 6 SEATS & BELTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1690Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shungnak
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1690Z · 2
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