ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377013
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| Date: | Friday 14 June 1985 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N75LE |
| MSN: | 185-0870 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2221 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kantishna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK (2Z5) |
| Fairbanks, AK (5Z5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS ON A FLT FROM FAIRBANKS TO KANTISHNA, AK; HOWEVER, THE RWY AT KANTISHNA WAS MUDDY, SO HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO FAIRBANKS. WHILE RETURNING, HE ELECTED TO LAND AT AN ABANDONED MINE STRIP FOR A COMFORT STOP. DURING THE LANDING, A HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED & THAT BRAKE BECAME INOP. THE PLT INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED THE ACFT TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN EMBANKMENT. HOWEVER, THE TAIL SECTION HIT THE EMBANKMENT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE PLT SAID THE LINE WAS LEAKING BEFORE TAKEOFF & HE HAD TIGHTENED THE FITTING. HE REPORTED THAT THE RIGID LINE'S FLARED END FAILED, PERMITTING A RAPID LOSS OF PRESSURE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC85LA095
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 January 1987 | N75LE | Private | 0 | North Pole, AK | |
sub |
| 22 May 1993 | N75LE | Private | 0 | Barrow, AK | |
sub |
| 8 August 2013 | N75LE | 0 | North Pole, Alaska | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 07:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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