- Date
- September 16, 1987, 20:30 local (Sep 17, 1987, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Little Delta Rv, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9914XCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870916058929A
- Case key
- 4919
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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 pilot stated that approximately 1000 feet after commencing the take off the airplane climbed to just above tree top level and then began to settle into the trees. The pilot also stated he believes the airplane stalled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9914X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1850114
- Airframe hours
- 2,546
- Engine
- Continental I0-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Backus
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 21, 1987 · 70 hours before
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
- 28
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 634 total · 198 in this make and model · 527 as pilot in command · 116 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9914X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.