ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385538
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| Date: | Thursday 26 July 2001 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf Air Taxi, Inc. |
| Registration: | N85CG |
| MSN: | 18501927 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6374 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yakutat, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Yakutat, AK |
| Yakutat Airport, AK (YAK/PAYA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated commerical pilot was departing from a remote airstrip. During the takeoff run, just before lift-off, the right wing struck a stand of trees. The airplane pivoted to the right and continued off the right side of the airstrip. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and empennage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. A factor associated with the accident were trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01LA090
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 October 1999 | N85CG | Gulf Air Taxi, Inc. | 0 | Yakutat, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 19:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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