- Date
- June 9, 1986, 18:30 local (Jun 10, 1986, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Port Alsworth, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7460MCessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860609023219A
- Case key
- 4672
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.
Loss of engine power
Engine assembly,other - failure,totalCause
Aircraft preflight - poorFactor
Improper use of procedureCause
Preflight planning/preparation - poorFactor
Judgment - poorFactor
Operation with known deficiencies in equipment - disregardedFactor
Maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - poorCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Analysis
The airplane experienced an engine failure while in cruise flight and subsequently overran the forced landing area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7460M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55760
- Engine
- Continental GO-300A, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry L. Ruckel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ENA · Kenai, AK
- Destination
- AKN · King Salmon, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 123 total · 123 in this make and model · 86 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.