ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384837
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| Date: | Monday 15 March 1982 |
| Time: | 05:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | W.t. Ellis |
| Registration: | N6978H |
| MSN: | 18503347 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1777 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paxson, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Gulkana, AK |
| Carter, MT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED, FROZEN LAKE, THE PILOT BEGAN TO TAXI TO THE DESIRED PARKING SPOT. WHILE TAXIING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF SMOOTH ICE UNDER THE SNOW AND BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. THE RIGHT SKI DROPPED THROUGH AN OVERFLOW AREA ON THE ICE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING SPAR, AILERON, AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC82DAG17
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 15:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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