- Date
- July 23, 1978
- Place
- Oak Harbor, WA · OAK HARBOR, WA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94237Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780723018209A
- Case key
- 141251
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1500 78/7/23 OAK HARBOR,WA CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 541 TIME - 2100 N94237 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARTHA LAKE,WA OAK HARBOR,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- R MAIN GR TIRE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94237
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oak Harbor
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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 N94237 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC26LA022Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSkwentna, AKThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing roll due to contact with wind hardened snow berm and subsequent failure of main landing gear.NTSB DEN88LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPhillipsburg, MT