- Date
- November 27, 1981
- Place
- Fort Yukon, AK · FORT YUKON, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20807Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811127076259A
- Case key
- 123495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2833 81/11/27 NR.FORT YUKON,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N20807 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 34, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 105 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT YUKON,AK CHANDALAR RVR,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS FREEZING RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 10 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN OTHER REMARKS- LNDD ON SNOW CVRD FRZN LAKE W ICE ON WNDSHLD & LACK OF VISUAL CUES.CO FLT PLN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20807
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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