- Date
- June 14, 1983, 09:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2565ZCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830614025109A
- Case key
- 4129
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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.
Analysis
The acft had an external load of plywood attached to its floats. The pilot stated that the acft lost power after takeoff. He made a right turn back toward the lake and the acft stalled. The pilot was recovering from the spin when the floats hit the water. Witnesses along the lake said the pilot had conducted similar operation before, and had aborted one takeoff before the crash. Both witnesses said the engine was operating throughout the accident sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2565Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 185-0565
- Airframe hours
- 7,000
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Helfer Harry C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1982 · 0 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,800 total · 206 in this make and model · 3,209 as pilot in command · 118 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 7 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Observed at
- ENA, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.