ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369395
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 December 1988 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Yukon Air Service |
| Registration: | N70087 |
| MSN: | 18501953 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4342 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Porcupine Lodge, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Fort Yukon, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF ON THE FROZEN PORCUPINE RIVER IN RURAL ALASKA WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE THROUGH THE RIVER ICE, ALLOWING THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE ICE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LANDED ON THE RIVER NEAR THE PORCUPINE LODGE AT A SITE THAT HAD BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE OPERATOR OF THE LODGE AS A LANDING SITE. HE EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS DURING THE LANDING, AND ASSUMED THAT THE ICE WAS THICK ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF HIS AIRPLANE. DURING THE TAXI DOWNSTREAM FOR TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE AND SKI BROKE THROUGH THE ICE INTO APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET OF WATER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA026
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 1993 | N70087 | Dowding, Roger D. | 1 | Hulahula River , AK | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 14:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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