- Date
- July 11, 1988, 14:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Georgetown, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4742ECessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880711026419A
- Case key
- 5033
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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 he encountered several up & down drafts prior to lndg. After landing and taxiing toward shore, the pilot saw the surface water on the river being whipped up; the pilot estimated the wind to be 40 knots or more. The aircraft became airborne and landed back in the river inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4742E
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503853
- Airframe hours
- 905
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- R & M Consultants
- Registered owner
- Rtm Consultants, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 30, 1988 · 25 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,600 total · 800 in this make and model · 2,580 as pilot in command · 135 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 40 knots, gusting 50
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 70 °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 N4742E · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.