- Date
- September 3, 1984, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cutler River, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4839CCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840903049689A
- Case key
- 4352
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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
While spotting caribou in a descent from 1500 ft MSL to 1300 ft MSL, the engine lost all power. The plt attempted to restart the engine while flying toward a lake for the forced landing. He stated that because of the low alt and airspeed he was unable to restart the engine or reach the lake. The acft crashed on a gravel bar. Due to the location of the accident the acft and engine could not be recovered for examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4839C
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502607
- Airframe hours
- 1,796
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cukubau Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 12, 1984 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- Kobuk River, 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
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 494 total · 494 in this make and model · 494 as pilot in command · 64 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.