- Date
- March 10, 1988, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ophir, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5045RCessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880310007329A
- Case key
- 4996
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 control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - icyFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Nose over
Analysis
During the takeoff roll from the frozen lake the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to nose over on its back. The pilot stated during the takeoff roll the aircraft crossed a snowmachine track causing him to lose control of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5045R
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502987
- Airframe hours
- 1,100
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert F. Hanson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 15, 1987 · 60 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,070 total · 300 in this make and model · 6,720 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point 10 °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.