ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376790
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 July 1985 |
| Time: | 14:56 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A-185F |
| Owner/operator: | Ft. Richardson Flying Club |
| Registration: | N61155 |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1555 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-B2B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elmendorf Afb, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A LAKE THE ACFT STALLED, DID A HALF SPIN & NOSED INTO THE WATER. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING ACFT NOSE PITCHING UP & DOWN & WINGS WOBBLING JUST PRIOR TO THE STALL. THIS WAS PLT'S FIRST FLT IN THIS TYPE ACFT WITHOUT AN INSTRUCTOR. THE ACFT WAS HEAVILY LOADED WITH PASSENGERS & FISHING GEAR. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, HE ADJUSTED THE RPM TO CLIMB PWR THEN ADJUSTED THE FLAPS WHICH WAS THE ORDER IN WHICH HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. THE ACFT FLT MANUAL SAYS TO ADJUST FLAPS FIRST THEN PWR.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC85FA124
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 19:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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