Accident Cessna 185E N1592F,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371107
 
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Date:Monday 16 May 1988
Time:17:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C185 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 185E
Owner/operator:Thom Alfred Fischer
Registration: N1592F
MSN: 185-0974
Year of manufacture:1966
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-520-D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Tuntutuliak, AK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PRIVATE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE CESSNA 185 WAS PERFORMING BUSINESS FLYING FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. WHEN HE RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, HE ATTEMPTED AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSEOVER ACCIDENT. THE PLT FAILED TO FILE A REPORT. THE HELICOPTER CREW THAT RESCUED HIM REPORTED THAT THE ACFT APPEARED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC88LA058
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 11 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC88LA058

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
9 September 2005 N1592F Frederick Reynolds 0 Pilot Point, Alaska sub
28 September 2013 N1592F 0 Pilot Point, Alaska sub

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