ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354398
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| Date: | Friday 29 May 1998 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | State Of Alaska |
| Registration: | N4761Q |
| MSN: | 185-1226 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9488 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kotzebue, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kotzebue, AK (OTZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The first pilot, a certificated flight instructor, was providing flight instruction and recurrent training to the second pilot, a certificated commercial pilot. The first pilot said that two successful landings were accomplished on the same sand bar prior to the accident. On the last approach to the south, and while the second pilot was manipulating the controls, the airplane encountered a downdraft, and landed in a river just short of the intended touchdown point. The airplane came to rest upside down in about 3 feet of water. Both pilots reported that the wind at the time of the accident was about 180 degrees at 10 knots.
Probable Cause: The instructor pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with this accident was a downdraft prior to touchdown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98TA062
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1986 | N4761Q | State Of Alaska | 0 | Tok, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 14:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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