- Date
- April 22, 1979
- Place
- Tolt Reservoir, WA · TOLT RESERVOIR, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4924QCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790422024619I
- Case key
- 135659
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1158 79/4/22 TOLT RESERVOIR,WA CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 166 TIME - 1330 N4924Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RENTON,WA RETURN TOLT RESERVOIR,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- WATER RUDDER JAMMED LEFT,UNDET REASON. HIT ROCKS.PLT TRIED POWER RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4924Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.