ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380863
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 September 1983 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1688Z |
| MSN: | 1850488 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7000 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aniak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A STRIP NEAR A CAMP SITE. REPORTEDLY, THE STRIP WAS LOCATED ON A HILL (LEVEL BENCH AREA) & WAS ORIENTED GENERALLY IN A NORTH/SOUTH DIRECTION. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 080 DEG AT ABOUT 15 GUSTING 18 KTS. THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A ROBERTSON STOL KIT WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE PLT, DIMINISHES ITS X-WIND CAPABILITY. HE REPORTED THAT HE LIFTED OFF NEAR THE END OF THE RWY AT APRX 50 TO 55 MPH, THEN ABOUT 300 FROM THE END, THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT TOUCHED DOWN ON ROUGH TERRAIN & WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PLT BELIEVED THAT DUE TO THE TERRAIN, THE WIND (BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY) HAD SHIFTED TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC83LA185
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 September 1984 | N1688Z | Kelly Vrem | 0 | Mt Plummer, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 21:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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