ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182093
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Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1997 |
Time: | 13:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 185 Skywagon |
Owner/operator: | Whistler Air Service |
Registration: | N3RY |
MSN: | 185-02645 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5064 hours |
Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Ayakulik River, 23 miles S of Karluk, Alaska -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Larsen Bay, AK (09AK) |
Destination airport: | Ayakulik River, AK |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The tundra tire equipped airplane landed on the beach with a direct, left, crosswind. The left main landing gear contacted soft sand, and the airplane veered left. The left wing contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over.
Probable Cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Related factors were: the direct left crosswind, and the soft sand.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC97LA125 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97LA125
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Dec-2015 05:13 |
JINX |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:30 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
08-Apr-2024 13:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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