- Date
- January 13, 1983, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Cordova, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2660SCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830113013569I
- Case key
- 4075
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Analysis
The acft encountered deteriorating wx conditions and received minor damage during a precautionary landing in whiteout conditions. A SIGMET was in effect.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Weather condition - high windFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - performedCause
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Judgment - poorFactor
Weather condition - snowFactor
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
Weather condition - whiteoutFactor
Weather condition - windshearFactor
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2660S
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502262
- Airframe hours
- 2,513
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Public use
- Operator
- Kennedy Air Service
- Registered owner
- Roger H. Beymer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 20, 1982 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- CYT · Cape Yakataga, AK
- Destination
- CKU · Cordova, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,473 total · 4,200 in this make and model · 118 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 40 knots, gusting 77
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.