ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383329
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| Date: | Monday 13 September 1982 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N60844 |
| MSN: | 18504062 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 395 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kotzebue, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kotzebue, AK (OTZ) |
| Fairbanks, AK (FAI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC82DAA19
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 23:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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