ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355230
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| Date: | Sunday 21 September 1997 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N70122 |
| MSN: | 18502004 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3961 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wasilla, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | (0AK1) |
| Anchorage, AK (MRI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was planning to ferry his airplane from a private airstrip to a maintenance facility. The airplane's last annual inspection was in 1988. The airplane had not been flown since 1989. The pilot did not obtain a ferry permit. Prior to takeoff, the pilot drained water from the fuel tanks, and added several gallons of fuel to each tank. He then sloshed the fuel around in each tank, drained them, and then added full fuel to each tank. The pilot then performed two separate engine run-ups, and did not encounter any engine problem. The pilot departed the airstrip in an easterly direction and climbed to about 120 to 200 feet above the ground. The engine suddenly quit running, and the pilot selected an emergency landing area near a road. During the landing approach to the ground, the airplane collided with a power line and several trees. The right wing was torn from the fuselage. An FAA airworthiness inspector found a small amount of water in the left wing fuel drain, the header tank drain, and the gascolator drain.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to water contaminated fuel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97LA153
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 March 1989 | N70122 | Charles Green | 0 | Alexander Lake, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 09:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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