UNK64X1206

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Bull River, AK · April 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 6, 1964
Place
Bull River, AK · BULL RIVER, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2545ZCessna 185
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185594

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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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1-0019   64/4/6  NR. BULL RIVER ALAS   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2590
        TIME - 1900                    N2545Z              PX-  0  0  2                            TOTAL HOURS, 1440 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N2545Z
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Z

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.