- Date
- February 21, 1979
- Place
- Oak Island, MN · OAK ISLAND, MN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9003HCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790221003409A
- Case key
- 137836
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0251 79/2/21 OAK ISLAND,MN CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 8770 TIME - 1105 N9003H PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE OF THE WOODS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAUDETTEN,MN OAK ISLAND,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND HAZE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 20 45 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9003H
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Of The Woods
N9003HRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2012 · Cessna A185FAirframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9003H · 1
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