- Date
- March 6, 1977
- Place
- Lincoln, NE · LINCOLN, NE
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9885XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770306004629A
- Case key
- 157137
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0372 77/3/6 LINCOLN,NE CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 339 TIME - 1100 N9885X PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARROW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINCOLN,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9885X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arrow
N9885XRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2009 · Cessna 185Airframe modelCessna 185Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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