- Date
- August 22, 1990, 20:58 local (Aug 23, 1990, 04:58 UTC)
- Place
- Nenana, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N185GJCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900822035229A
- Case key
- 5435
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Probable cause
The pilot's poor judgement, due to consumption of alcohol, and his failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the takeoff run.
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
During a water takeoff, the pilot lost directional control of the floatplane & it collided with a bank. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the aircraft was found. The pilot submitted to an alcohol intoximeter test about 24 min after the accident. The test indicated a blood/alcohol level of 269 mg% (0.269%).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N185GJ
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502672
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clifton, Jesse
- Registered owner
- Boneta O'Connor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 3, 1989 · 83 hours before
- Airport
- ENN · Nenana, runway 30, 4,000 × 200 ft, water
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 12,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 41 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.