- Date
- July 25, 1983, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tyonek, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4535FCessna A185E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830725035749A
- Case key
- 4148
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - sand barFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - poorCause
Lack of familiarity with geographic areaCause
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Nose over
Analysis
According to the pilot, during takeoff at rotation the floats struck a sandbar. He lost control of the aircraft and it nosed over in the water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4535F
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 185-1021
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Executive Air Float Club
- Registered owner
- Michael J. Lang
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- Z41 · Anchorage, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 3 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4535F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.