SEA78FYE04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185F · Seattle, WA · December 6, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1977
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1022FCessna 185F
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771206040789A
Case key
143943

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4076   77/12/6   SEATTLE,WA          CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1245                    N1022F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 2164 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1064 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KING COUNTY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREMERTON,WA                SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR-FLOATS W/WHEELS.LDG ON FREEWAY.MANEUVER TO AVOID WIRES,TRAFFIC.

Aircraft

Registration
N1022F
Reported as
Cessna 185F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
King County Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.