- Date
- September 9, 1984, 07:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Iliamna, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N61556Cessna A185F-II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840909047819A
- Case key
- 4366
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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 float plane plt began taking off from a small lake in calm wind & glassy water conditions. Realizing the situation was marginal, he reduced power to abort (before lifting off) & began a step turn to the left. The plt reported that the radius of the turn was larger than the pond's shoreline. Before stopping, the acft hit the bank, which was about 12 inches high & continued about 20 ft through small spruce trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61556
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F-II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18504230
- Airframe hours
- 374
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Iliamna Lake Lodge
- Registered owner
- Richard Patredis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 8, 1983 · 212 hours before
- Departed
- Big Mountain Lk, AK
- Destination
- Iliamna Lake, 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
- 30
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,620 total · 480 in this make and model · 3,400 as pilot in command · 242 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.