- Date
- April 24, 1983, 08:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Pillager, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29968Cessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830424015079A
- Case key
- 11990
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 - in flight
Judgment - not usedCause
Aborted takeoff - not performedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Remedial action - improperCause
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Terrain condition - water,glassyFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft collided with the ground after dragging the right wing in the water 3 times. The acft disappeared from view of witnesses around a point of land in the lake. The acft was heard producing power up to a 'few second' before a 'thud' was heard followed by black smoke rising from the site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29968
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18504287
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Photo Lab
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1982
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BRD, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.