- Date
- June 13, 1984, 16:30 local (Jun 14, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mccarthy, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N714HPCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840613031629A
- Case key
- 4306
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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 was equipped with a robertson stol modification. The owner/student plt stated that when he was on final apch to land at his private strip, the stall warning horn S0UNDED. At that time, he increased power & the acft turned sharply to the left & struck trees. The airstrip was located in a narrow canyon & was susceptible to gusty winds; however, the plt reported the wind was calm. He was not endorsed for flt in this make & model of acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714HP
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18504397
- Airframe hours
- 70
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Walter Wigger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Airport
- Mother Lode
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
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 30 in this make and model · 470 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GKN, 80 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.