- Date
- August 31, 1984, 21:20 local (Sep 1, 1984, 05:20 UTC)
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9712HCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840831049849A
- Case key
- 4356
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Fluid,oil - overtemperatureCause
Engine instruments,oil temperature gage - overtemperatureFactor
Engine assembly - vibrationFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Precautionary landing - performedCause
Analysis
The acft was damaged in an off arpt precautionary landing atter the engine began vibrating with the oil temperature in the red. The plt said he turned off the ELT to conserve the battery.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9712H
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503464
- Airframe hours
- 450
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roy E. Benward
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 7, 1983 · 220 hours before
- Departed
- Soldotna, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total · 275 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.